Using stories of successful practice and ideas for improving collaborative work, the book explores and maps the development of the roles in relation to children's learning that can be played by people other than qualified teachers.

Over recent years there has been a vast increase in the number of people who support children's learning in classrooms and other educational settings, both as employees and as volunteers. Using stories of successful practice and ideas for improving collaborative work, the book explores and maps the development of the roles in relation to children's learning that can be played by people other than qualified teachers. The work of teaching assistants, learning mentors, classroom assistants for children with special educational needs, student teachers, nursery nurses, and parent and community...

Drawing upon actual research, this volume uses a fictional school setting and fictional characters to illustrate some of the dilemmas which arise in the day-to-day mentoring of students. It tells the stories of some of the main partners in the process (students, tutors, mentors and other teachers) and their triumphs and disasters. The authors comment on issues raised, provide practical and professional solutions to problems and give guidance on further reading. The book aims to aid the management of school-based training and collaborative work between students, teachers and tutors.

Following the A-level psychology syllabus, this textbook takes an interactice approach to the subject of social psychology. There are open questions, self-assessment questions and Something to Try activities, all designed to encourage students to discuss and review the topics covered as they work through the unit. Additionally, there are suggestions for experimental projects and essays.