Delivering Effective Interventions as a Teaching Assistant

Who this course is for

This short course is for teaching assistants working in schools who deliver targeted interventions, including for pupils with SEND. You may be delivering interventions:

• With limited notice
• In short time slots
• With changing groups
• Without direct oversight in the moment

This course focuses on what you can control.

What this course is about

This course is not about learning new intervention programmes. It is about:

• Understanding what makes interventions effective
• Delivering sessions consistently, even when conditions change
• Adapting appropriately for SEND without guessing or lowering expectations
• Knowing when to seek further guidance rather than making assumptions

What we mean by an intervention

An intervention is a short, targeted learning session designed to address a specific need that has already been identified.

An intervention is:

• Planned
• Purposeful
• Usually focused on one skill or outcome

An intervention is not:

• General classroom support
• Keeping pupils occupied
• Behaviour management disguised as learning
• Catch-up without a clear target