Online guide helps schools utilise teacher aides

<h3>Education minister Hekia Parata has welcomed the creation of an online guide to help schools make the best use of teacher aides&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;3042" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-3042" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignright"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-3042" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;06&sol;SN32&lowbar;NEWS&lowbar;Ministry-News-1&lowbar;Hekia-Parata-300x205&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Education minister Hekia Parata" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"205" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-3042" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Education minister Hekia Parata<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is a useful resource that complements the &dollar;15&period;3 million budget increase in funding for teacher aides over the next four years&comma;” she said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Teacher aides work alongside teachers in our classrooms to enable students with additional learning needs to become more independent and confident&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The guide draws together practical ideas and strategies from across New Zealand and around the world&period; It will also help school leaders and teachers ensure that the role and responsibilities of teacher aides are clear and that there are good systems&comma; support and training in place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Teacher aides can have great impact on student confidence&comma; behaviour&comma; self-esteem and motivation and teacher workload&comma; job satisfaction and stress levels when they are supported in their work&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Ms Parata says additional resources will be added to the guide in the coming months&period; They will include online training modules&comma; videos of effective practice and a self-review tool&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Inclusive Education website can be found <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;inclusive&period;tki&period;org&period;nz&sol;guides&sol;teacher-aide-practice" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">here<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;