There is ongoing training for staff to increase or refresh skills. This is done both internally and through external agencies. The types of training staff receive include:
- Safeguarding
- Basic first aid
- Quality First Teaching
- Approaches to teaching reading
- Provision Map writing
- SEND
- Positive Handling (behaviour management)
- Thrive
A number of teaching assistants have individual training for a child’s specific needs, such as:
- physiotherapy to manage a particular set of exercises
- a personalised occupational therapy plan
- a specific speech and language programmes.