Webinar for TAs: Scaffolding for Disadvantaged Pupils | Primary

Amjad Ali
Experienced senior leader, trainer and speaker

Webinar

47 min

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This webinar will provide teaching assistants with practical guidance and support on developing and implementing different scaffolding and differentiation techniques in the classroom to help enhance learning outcomes for disadvantaged children.
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This webinar will provide teaching assistants with practical guidance and support on developing and implementing different scaffolding and differentiation techniques in the classroom to help enhance learning outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Teaching assistants often have a large amount of responsibility for supporting disadvantaged children which means it’s important that they maximise the time they spend with them. Supporting pupils through differentiation and effective use of scaffolding can help them to develop independent learning skills and give them the best chance to improve their knowledge, engagement and confidence in the classroom.

In this webinar Amjad Ali, senior leader and education trainer who has taught in a range of challenging and diverse settings, will explore how TAs can support children through a more structured, tailored approach to learning based around individual pupil needs.

Outcome 1:

Recognising the benefits of effective scaffolding for both TAs and learners and how it can develop wider aspects of children’s education

Outcome 2:

Developing scaffolding strategies that provide clear direction, expectations, help increase independence and boosts confidence and motivation in learners

Outcome 3:

Identifying how different scaffolding strategies can target different areas of learning and implementing these into classroom practice

Outcome 4:

Encouraging pupils to engage with differentiation techniques in a positive and supportive classroom environment

Outcome 5:

Recognising how to differentiate support as children become more independent and meeting the needs and comfort levels of individual learners

Amjad Ali

Amjad Ali is an experienced SENCo, senior leader and education trainer who has taught in a range of challenging and diverse schools. He is also a TEDx speaker. Amjad has delivered CPD to all sectors in education from trainee teachers to CEOs, executive and headteachers, both in the UK and internationally, covering a range of topics. He has worked with over 100 schools and 1000s of students.

Amjad is a qualified, practising SENCO and is also trained as an Advanced Skills Teacher in Teaching and Learning. Before stepping into the world of education, he spent time as Play Worker and Learning Support Assistant in Young Offenders Institutes.

Amjad has previously co-organised some of the country’s largest teachmeets such as #TMOxford and #TMLondon. He also presents keynotes and offers workshops and inspirational addresses at various educational events such as the Telegraph Education Festival, #NRocks #SRocks, Northern Learning Conference and many others all around the United Kingdom. Amjad's sharing 'portfolio' involves the setting up international initiatives such as #TwitterCoachingED and #CultureBoxED.

Most recently he co-founded #BAMEed a grass-roots movement aimed at ensuring our diverse communities are represented as a substantive part of the education workforce for teachers and leaders in education.

Amjad is ambitious and committed to making a difference to the education system. He is a current teacher, who then shares what works in an engaging and easy to understand format. Amjad also writes a reflective blog entitled NewToThePost where he discusses many elements of his leadership and experience.

He currently works four days a week in a start-up secondary school and offers CPD/INSET on his other day.

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Teaching Assistant - Chatsworth Primary School
Good information regarding different levels of scaffolding
Teaching Assistant - Westerings Primary Academy
Interesting and delivered well left with good understanding and skills to adapt to the classroom
Teaching Assistant - Carlinghow Academy
Some good ideas I will take away
Carlinghow Academy
Very useful for supporting children in classes
Carlinghow Academy
Fully informative
Teaching Assistant - Weston Primary School
Really useful and great to refresh skills and what we already put into practice
Teaching Assistant - Co-op Academy Woodslee
Very useful information.
Weston Primary School
Really informative
Teaching Assistant - Weston Primary School
Good to recap knowledge
Teaching Assistant - Raynville Academy LS13 2TQ
Very informative podcast
Teaching Assistant - Horton Grange Primary School, BD7 2EU
Informative
Teaching Assistant - Raynville Academy LS13 2TQ
A great, in detail webinair
Teaching Assistant - St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
Useful information I will use in my day to day job
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
Really enjoyed the webinar
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
Great strategies
St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary
Very informative.
St. Paul's C of E Primary School CV10 8NH
It was very informative and i look forward to implementing what I have learnt.
St. Paul's C of E Primary School CV10 8NH
Enjoyed listening to Amjad. I will use some of his ideas.
Teaching Assistant - Raynville Academy LS13 2TQ
This webinar was very informative. Thank you
Carfield Primary School
This is useful for me when covering in other classrooms
Teaching Assistant - Raynville Academy LS13 2TQ
Clear to understand
Teaching Assistant - Raynville Academy LS13 2TQ
I really enjoy watching Amjad Ali. You deliver your webinars so well.
Teaching Assistant - Fairhouse Community Primary School
I have learnt a lot with this webnar
Teaching Assistant - Chatsworth Primary School