Breaking Barriers to Learning in Primary Schools: An Integrated Approach to Children's Services

ISBN-13: 9780415479448 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 11/12/2009 Series: David Fulton Books Pages: 288 Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d) Breaking Barriers to Learning in Primary Schools takes an expert and informative look at the integrated children’s services agenda in practice in today’s primary schools. Examining the ways in which an increasing number of different professionals help to improve children’s life chances, the author examines the roles of those employed directly by the schools themselves, for instance Learning Mentors, HLTAs and Teaching Assistants, and those employed by health/social and other agencies, such as school nurses, Educational social workers, study support workers, school attendance workers and Educational Psychologists. Through an exploration of how each individual helps break down barriers to children’s learning, this book: examines the growth and development of the children’s workforce provides a broad and integrated view of