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Teaching Assistant of the Year Award
The support that helps every pupil keep up.
About this category
This award recognises a teaching assistant or learning support assistant whose support has helped pupils make progress, feel confident and belong. Judges look for impact on learners and partnership with teachers.
Eligibility
- Open to teaching assistants
- Learning support assistants and higher level teaching assistants
Judging criteria
- Impact on pupils
- Partnership with teachers
- Inclusion
- Reliability
- Development
Qualitative criteria
- Patience
- Kindness and quiet expertise
Metrics
- Pupil progress and confidence
- Teacher feedback and responsibilities taken on
Additional criteria
Entries should include a concise case study, supporting figures and, where possible, feedback from pupils, students, parents or colleagues. Never include names, images or any detail that could identify a child, pupil or student: describe work in anonymised terms and give results as percentages or ranges. Nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Judges consider the size and context of the setting, so small schools and providers compete on equal terms.
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