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Teaching Assistants: Maximising Impact.

Teaching Assistants: Maximising Impact is CPD for school leaders on getting the most from their teaching assistants. Designed by psychologists, it shares evidence-informed strategies to help every teaching assistant make a bigger difference in class: deploying teaching assistants effectively to support learning, developing pupil independence, and strengthening communication between teachers and teaching assistants. Start with this free taster, then unlock the full interactive course, expert insights and reading resources through the Teacher CPD Academy.

            Course Content 

Course Content

  Introduction    

      Introduction

FREE

  Best Practice for Teaching Assistants    

Best Practice for Teaching Assistants

FREE

What sets us apart?

A complete professional development service designed to embed evidence-informed practice over time.

Engaging

We just don’t do boring. If you don’t engage your audience, learning and change doesn’t happen.

Flexible

One size doesn’t fit all. It's not a system. Our experts help you use our resources, in your PD plan, in your context.

Success Management

We are not just a platform, we are a service. You get a dedicated account manager who will help you get the best out of our service.

FAQs

What professional development leads say. 

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Engagement with the Teacher CPD Academy has been the most effective learning tool and journey that our teaching staff have been on throughout the last 20 years.


Strathearn School

As a leadership team, having the high quality resources pre-prepared saves so much time. I can also now ensure all staff are using the same materials and getting the same consistent message through the CPD courses. We also really appreciate the fact that key techniques and research are interleaved throughout the courses, modelling the linking of previous learning we want staff to do with their own pupils.


Lurgan JHS


I can only speak on behalf of my staff (I am the Principal) but I have observed almost 20 teachers in lessons this year since September and I can see the positive impact this is having.

St Mary's College, Derry

The platform has allowed us to share a unified message with all our staff.

Lagan College

We have grown in knowledge and confidence, regarding cognitive science, and have shared some great 'takeaways' from the webinars attended. These have been shared by staff and are being integrated, at a departmental level, to enhance the overall classroom experience for our pupils.


Castlederg High School


We have incorporated the platform fully into the 2025-2026 staff CPD programme. It has been an excellent tool in facilitating training in areas identified and targeted within our current school development plan.


Regent House School

We have incorporated the platform fully into the 2025-2026 staff CPD programme. It has been an excellent tool in facilitating training in areas identified and targeted within our current school development plan.


Regent House School

Which topics does the Teacher CPD Academy cover?

The Teacher CPD Academy covers a diverse range of topic areas, with new content added every month.
Developing Independent Learners
Developing Creativity
Improving Attention
Scaffolding
Adaptive Teaching
Developing Schema
Clear Explanations
Homework
Oracy for Learning

Rosenshine's Principles

Metacognition
Delivering Feedback
Resilience and Motivation

Retrieval Practice
Growth
Mindset
Cold-Calling and Wait Times 
Understanding Students' Social and Emotional Needs 
Spacing, Interleaving and Dual Coding
Cognitive Load Theory
Asking Effective Questions
Procrastination and Test Anxiety
Checking for Understanding
Sense of Belonging
ADHD and Autism
Teaching Assistants: Maximising Impact

Cognitive Load Theory

Delivering Feedback

Growth Mindset

Metacognition

Resilience and Motivation

Retrieval
Practice

Growth
Mindset

Cold-Calling and Wait Times 

Understanding Students' Social and Emotional Needs 

Spacing, Interleaving and Dual Coding

Becoming Evidence-informed

Asking Effective Questions

Oracy for Learning

Clear Explanations

Homework

Developing Schema

Adaptive Teaching

Scaffolding

Developing Creativity

Improving Attention

Developing Independent Learners

Procrastination & Test Anxiety

Checking for Understanding

Sense of Belonging

ADHD and Autism

Teaching Assistants: Maximising Impact

Which topics does the Teacher CPD Academy cover?

The Teacher CPD Academy covers a diverse range of topic areas, with new content added every month.
Developing Independent Learners
Developing Creativity
Improving Attention
Developing Schema
Scaffolding
Adaptive Teaching
Cognitive Load Theory

Delivering Feedback
Rosenshine's Principles
Meta-cognition

Resilience & Motivation
Growth Mindset
Cold-Calling and Wait Times 
Understanding Student's Social and Emotional Needs 
Spacing, Interleaving and Dual Coding
Becoming Evidence-informed

Asking Effective Questions
SEND & Cognitive Science
Oracy for Learning
Clear Explanations
Homework
Procrastination and Test Anxiety
Checking for Understanding
Sense of Belonging

Get in touch.

Unlock the full Teaching Assistants topic area, plus all other topic areas and Reading Resources. Fill out the form to get in touch with us.