Teaching Assistant

Targeted and Timely: A TA’s Guide to Effective Interventions

Looking to make a real difference in your pupils’ learning but unsure how to maximise your impact in limited time? This course empowers teaching assistants to deliver targeted and timely interventions that truly accelerate progress. You’ll explore evidence-based strategies to identify learning gaps, plan focused sessions and adapt support for a variety of needs – from SEND to higher attainers. With practical guidance on collaborating effectively with teachers and managing your intervention time, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to help every pupil succeed. Join us to transform your intervention practice and see the difference you can make.
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Yiotina Achilleos-Dania, Carly Watkins & Saleena Sandhu

2 hours

Online Course

By completing this course, you will:

explore the research behind effective interventions and their impact on learner progress;
understand how learners are identified for intervention and how to set clear, purposeful targets;
learn how to plan and deliver high-impact intervention sessions, including structuring time effectively and adapting or creating your own resources;
consider how to tailor interventions to meet diverse learner needs, including SEND, EAL, pupil premium and different age groups or session formats;
develop strategies for effective collaboration with teachers, including planning, assessment, feedback and setting next steps.

Course Lessons

Written by: Yiotina Achilleos-Dania 

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Yiotina has spent over a decade immersed in the world of primary education. Most of her teaching career, she juggled the roles of Science and Maths subject leader. Armed with degrees in Marketing Communications, Business Analysis and Education (plus a National Qualification of Middle Leadership), she’s been at the forefront of introducing new initiatives, reshaping curricula and championing practical, hands-on learning to ensure every pupil thrives.

From training staff to supporting long-term skill progression, Yiotina has always been passionate about helping both pupils and teachers grow. Now, as a CPD Content Writer and Editor, she’s swapped the classroom for the creative space of professional development, using her expertise to craft engaging, impactful resources that continue to support educators and learners.

In collaboration with: Carly Watkins

Carly is the Quality of Education Lead at Twinkl PD, overseeing the development of Teachers' Standards courses. She is an experienced primary school teacher and senior leader with a MA in Education Practice and NPQ in Leading Teacher Development. Carly also facilitates the ECF, delivering training for current mentors and ECTs; she is passionate about accessible and actionable professional development for all educators at all levels.

Presented by: Saleena Sandhu 

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Saleena is a Video Content Creator on the CPD team at Twinkl. She has over 10 years of experience as a primary school teacher, having taught across the full primary range from EYFS to Year 6. Saleena has also supported and mentored trainee and early career teachers.