After the Bell - Teaching Assistant Series: What do TAs need to know about the SEND Code of Practice? S4 EP1

Since the year 2000, the number of TAs working in schools has more than trebled from 79,000 to more than 243,700. They now make up about a quarter of the full workforce in schools, with schools spending £4.4 billion pounds each year on TAs. With this level of spending, and the fact TAs are often working with the most vulnerable students in schools, it is crucial that all TAs are highly trained and deployed well by leaders to allow them to have the biggest impact possible in their role. In this Podcast series, our host Georgie McIntyre, explores some of the legal frameworks regarding SEND, considers what EEF research tells us about how TAs can support learning and considers how proposed changes to SEND nationally may affect this.

The SEND Code of Practice is statutory guidance for any organisation that works with children with special educational needs and disabilities. The current version of the Code was introduced in 2015, and covers almost 300 pages of crucial information. This podcast helps to summarise some of the fundamental guidance covered in the Code, supporting Teaching Assistants to have a good understanding of the legal frameworks and good practice that underpins their work.

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