Teaching assistants

Quality first teaching (QFT) training videos for teaching assistants.

This course helps teaching assistants learn about quality first teaching for all children. The Standards and Effectiveness team at West Sussex County Council has developed this training.

Session 1

  • What is quality first teaching (QFT)?
  • Why is QFT so important?
  • The neuroscience of learning
  • The common building blocks of QFT
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Session 2

  • the role of the teaching assistant (TA) in quality first teaching (QFT)
  • different models of TA support
  • top tips for applying QFT building blocks as a TA 
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If you need the transcript for these videos, email toolsforschools@westsussex.gov.uk.