Download guidance and supporting resources co-written with the Education Endowment Foundation
The report and the recommendations
1. A printable version of the Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants guidance report (2025)
2. A poster summarising the four recommendations in the guidance report (2025)
3. Scaffolding framework for teaching assistant-pupil interactions
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A discussion for effective teacher/TA partnerships
5. A poster summarising ten reasons to improve the use of TAs
Resources to help schools act on the evidence
5. The 'acting on the evidence’ process - Key principles to support successful implementation of the recommendations
6. Red, Amber, Green self-assessment tool - Assess current practice and monitor progress against the report's recommendations
7. TA observation schedule - Collect data to aid your understanding of how TAs are deployed in classrooms
8. Visioning exercise - Define what great TA deployment and practice will look like in your school
9. Action planning template - Develop action plan points to realise your vision
10. TA policy template - Create a policy articulating a shared understanding of TA deployment, use and training in your school
11. A printable version of the Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants guidance report (2019)
12. A poster summarising the seven recommendations in the guidance report (2019)