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Webster, R., Russell, A. and Blatchford, P. (in preparation) Final report on findings from the Effective Deployment of Teaching Assistants project

 

Russell, A., Webster, R. and Blatchford, P. (in preparation) Rethinking the use of teaching assistants: A handbook of guidance for schools

 

Webster, R. and Blatchford, P. (in press) The effectiveness of teaching assistants, in P. Adey and J. Dillon. (Eds) Bad education: Debunking educational myths, Maidenhead, UK: OUP

 

Webster, R. and Blatchford, P. (in press) The impact of teaching assistants on pupils, in J. Hattie and E. Anderman. (Eds) International handbook of student achievement, Routledge

 

Blatchford, P., Russell, A. and Webster, R. (2012) Reassessing the impact of teaching assistants: how research challenges practice and policy, Abingdon, UK: Routledge

 

Blatchford, P., Bassett, P., Brown, P., Martin, C., Russell, A. and Webster, R. (2011) The impact of support staff on pupils' 'positive approaches to learning' and their academic progress, British Educational Research Journal, 37(3) pp. 443-464

 

Blatchford, P., Russell, A. and Webster, R. (2011) The true value of teaching assistants, Headteacher Update, Summer 1, pp. 18-21

 

Radford, J., Blatchford, P. and Webster, R. (2011) Opening up and closing down: Comparing teacher and TA talk in mathematics lessons, Learning and Instruction, 21(5) pp. 625-635

 

Webster, R., Blatchford, P., Bassett, P., Brown, P., Martin, C. and Russell, A. (2011) The wider pedagogical role of teaching assistants, School Leadership and Management, 31(1) pp. 3-20

 

Blatchford, P., Bassett, P., Brown, P., Martin, C., Russell, A. and Webster, R. (2010) The impact of teacher aides/assistants on pupils’ ‘positive approaches to learning’ and their academic progress. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference: Denver, Colorado, 3rd May

 

Blatchford, P., Webster, R., Bassett, P., Brown, P., Martin, C. and Russell, A. (2010) The deployment of teacher aides/assistants and their impact on students' academic progress. Paper presented at the International Conference on Interpersonal Relationships in Education: Boulder, Colorado, 28th April

 

Rubie-Davies, C., Blatchford, P., Webster, R., Koutsoubou, M. and Bassett, P. (2010) Enhancing learning?: A comparison of teacher and teaching assistant interactions with pupils, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 21(4) pp. 429-449

 

Webster, R., Blatchford, P., Bassett, P., Brown, P., Martin, C. and Russell, A. (2010) Double standards and first principles: Framing teaching assistant support for pupils with special educational needs, European Journal of Special Educational Needs, 25(4) pp. 319-336

 

Webster, R., Blatchford, P., Bassett, P., Brown, P., Martin, C. and Russell, A. (2010) Engaging with the question 'should teaching assistant have a pedagogical role?', European Journal of Special Educational Needs, 25(4) pp. 347-348

 

Webster, R., Blatchford, P. and Russell, A. (2010) Should teaching assistants have a pedagogical role?: Lessons following the DISS project. Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference: Warwick, 1st September

 

Blatchford, P., Bassett, P., Brown, P. and Webster, R. (2009) The effect of support staff on pupil engagement and individual attention. British Educational Research Journal, 35(5) pp. 661-686

 

Webster, R., Russell, A., Bassett, P., Blatchford, P., Brown, P. and Martin, C. (2009) Preparedness: Improving teachers’ ability to work with TAs and cover supervisors. Curriculum Briefing, 8(1) pp. 24-29

 

Webster, R., Russell, A. and Blatchford, P. (2009) A help or a hindrance? School Leadership Today, 1(5) pp. 59-62

 

Webster, R., Russell, A. and Blatchford, P. (2009) A help or a hindrance? Every Child Journal, 1(2) pp. 64-67

 

 

 

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