What you need to know about the DfE’s new core enrichment offer Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/10svqk

2028 national curriculum: A teaching assistants’ guide to primary assessment Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1c4pkj

New national curriculum coming September 2028: 10 things teaching assistants need to know Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1eqav0

Teaching assistants feel undervalued and ‘pushed to the brink’ Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/s8sq0

Belonging and inclusion not guaranteed in schools, @geccollect.bsky.social report finds Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/bh5nb

Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week ▪️ reconnect with why you love your role ▪️ schools told to plan in TA pay rises for next 3 years ▪️ 'thank you' goes a long way ▪️ and more ... Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/180egv

Schools told to plan in next three years of support staff pay rises by DfE Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/e322y

A-Z of teaching assistant terminology: E is for engagement and emotional literacy Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/63zsr

Top tips for asking for CPD as a teaching assistant Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/115lwn

Teaching assistants’ simple wellbeing plea: ‘Thank you goes a long way’ Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/11yx6w

No job is ever perfect, of course, and there will always be something you’d like to improve about it – 6 reasons to love your teaching assistant role Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/60p3s

Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week ☺️ ▪️ SEND reforms delayed until early 2026 ▪️ TAs as partners, not assistants ▪️ Real Living Wage rises ▪️ and more ... Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/180egv

Everything in autumn 1 2025-26 that teaching assistants need to know Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/kl027

Teaching assistant cuts linked to falling birth rates and pupil decline Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/ekavf

SEND reforms delayed until early 2026: What teaching assistants need to know Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/17durb

Real Living Wage rising to £13.45 per hour Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1191g0

One third of teachers view TAs as partners rather than assistants, poll finds Partner teacher, assistant teacher ... what would you rename the TA role? Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1it1re

New TA Tuesday trend – today, teaching assistants brand the national curriculum ‘stressful’ and ‘inappropriate’ ahead of reform (link at the end of the article to share your TA trends) Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1d9ujb

DfE reveals new 90% Phonics Screening Check pass rate target and year 8 reading test Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/lm8r3

Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week ☺️ ▪️ SEND units ▪️ TAs feeling taken advantage of ▪️ TA research recommendations vs reality ▪️ and more ... Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/180egv

A-Z of teaching assistant terminology: D is for determination Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/u81jx

Male teaching assistants are less likely to get a job over an equally experienced female applicant, study reveals Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/vgab2

Pupils share what does (and doesn’t) work in mainstream school SEND units – spoiler alert, positive relationships with an educator who believes in them is key 🔑 Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/hlzk7

Next in my new TA voice series inviting TAs to share their trends, bug bears and biggest issues – ‘I love my job, but that dedication is taken advantage of’ (link at the end of the article if you’d like to share your views!) Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/bvw8v

It’s time to finally address the gap between TA research recommendations and the reality they face – but how? Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/c7vb0

Teaching assistants voice safety concerns over rise in St George’s flags around schools – DfE and unions respond to @tadigest.bsky.social Read: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1n6fg4

Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week ▪️ TAs and flags – DfE responds ▪️ teachers #1 request from SEND reforms = TAs ▪️ TA voice – bittersweet feeling surviving redundancy ▪️ and more ... Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/180egv

Additional TA support is teachers’ number one request from SEND reforms, report finds Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1h2zg4

Nearly half of teaching assistants supervise four or more break duties per week Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/edt5a

Teaching assistants voice safety concerns over rise in St George’s flags around schools – DfE and unions respond Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/16m9ha

As part of a new series inviting TAs to discuss the biggest challenges they face in the role, one teaching assistant describes the bittersweetness of surviving redundancy (details at the end of the article to share your story!) Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/7mzm2

Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week: ▪️ everything TA from the Labour Conference ▪️ TA vision from Bridget Phillipson and Georgia Gould ▪️ TA voice ▪️ and more ... Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/180egv

A-Z of teaching assistant terminology: C is for collaboration, complex needs and CPD Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/gdg8t

Teaching assistants need career pathways to become SENCos, trust CEO urges Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1mny4x

We can’t keep losing committed teaching assistants to supermarkets, warns union leader Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1jzb1r

New Schools Minister @georgiagould.bsky.social told TA Digest at #Lab25 ‘it's critical that we value and invest in teaching assistants’ Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1l2ye7

Despite being vital pillars of SEND support, many TAs lack job security, have had their hours/jobs cut, or rely on food banks. I asked Bridget Phillipson about this – bringing back SSSNB is a ‘big priority’ and this will 'tackle some of the big challenges’ #Lab25 Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1hqic7

Teaching assistant-led interventions just as effective as those by teachers, DfE says Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/8rhlg

Unions call for teaching assistant investment at Labour Conference Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/18rjqr

Today, tomorrow and Tuesday I'm at the Labour Conference in Liverpool and I'll be updating with all the edu-insights #LAB25

Happy #NationalTADay and a great big thank you to every TA, LSA, HLTA or roles that come under the TA umbrella Your impact goes so far beyond what you could ever know I see you, I hear you and I appreciate you every day, not just today #TADigest 💛

Ahead of #NationalTAday tomorrow, we asked TAs to rank the 8 things that matter most to them in their vital roles Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1e1i5g

Two-thirds of teaching assistants have no job security, NCFE finds Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/sjtqw

One in three school support staff providing medical care without adequate training, @gmb.org.uk finds Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/12eig4

How teaching assistant deployment may be set to change Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/qlmjx

Catch up with everything from #TADigest this week in one handy place ▪️ Ofsted's inclusion criteria ▪️ MPs on teaching assistants in SEND reform ▪️ tips for preventing catching classroom germs Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1ekh6k

Join #TADigest as we explore the teaching assistant alphabet – one letter at a time Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/my0zn

Ahead of the DfE’s autumn white paper setting out #SENDreforms, the Education Committee have said that teaching assistant pay should reflect the role’s complexity To find out more, read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/x0u1n

Reading: A DfE focus and the 2025 #NationalTADay theme 📚 Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/7ofhq

9 ways to prevent spreading and catching classroom germs this year Read: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/19t2gq