Mrs C Adams - Senior Teaching Assistant and ELSA

Mrs Carol Adams 

Senior Teaching Assistant and ELSA

As Senior Teaching Assistant (TA), part of my role is to manage and develop the TA team at Horsendale.  I work alongside the SENCo and Pupil Premium Manager to allocate the TAs to various classes based on the needs of the children.

My role involves me working in various classes. I act as a role model for the TA team by sharing and developing my TA practice. I support other staff in the day-to-day deployment of our TAs. I help coordinate our lunchtime and after-school provision, manage TA students and our parent volunteers.

I regularly take part in local Senior TA Networks to ensure the team at Horsendale are aware of any new developments that link to their role and at the moment I am working with other colleagues to set up a TA Network for the Trust to develop and share good practice and knowledge.

As ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant), I work with various children to help them recognise, understand and manage their emotions. This involves me planning and delivering individual targeted support depending on the needs of the child. I work and support the parents of these children as required. As an ELSA I receive ongoing training and supervision from Educational Psychologists, once every half term.