Teaching Assistant

The TA Punctuation Power-Hour: Marks, Meaning and Mastery

Master punctuation to transform pupil writing. Tailored for Teaching Assistants (TAs), this practical and in-depth course provides the knowledge, strategies, and resources needed to confidently and effectively build learners' punctuation accuracy. Covering the primary curriculum across key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2), this training equips TAs to spot misconceptions, scaffold learning and have a significant, positive effect on pupils' writing fluency and accuracy.
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Megan Wilson, Ruth Wallwork & Carly Watkins

2 hours

Online Course

By completing this course, you will:

secure accurate knowledge of all key punctuation marks, from full stops and commas to semi-colons, colons, dashes and brackets;
identify how punctuation choices can completely alter the meaning, tone or clarity of a sentence;
use active, memorable strategies, including games, movement and modelling, to help learners internalise punctuation rules;
support learners in applying punctuation purposefully in their own writing;
reflect on your own practice and plan immediate, short-term and longer-term strategies to strengthen learners' understanding of punctuation marks.

Course Lessons

Written by: Megan Wilson

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Megan is a content writer and editor on the CPD team at Twinkl. She is an experienced former classroom teacher and subject leader. She holds a first-class honours undergraduate degree in Primary Education (5–11) with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML). During her time as a classroom teacher, Megan led the development of multiple curriculum areas, serving as subject lead for computing, online safety, maths and science.

Presented by: Ruth Wallwork

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Ruth is a video content creator on the CPD team at Twinkl. She is an experienced primary teacher, having taught across both key stage 1 and key stage 2. Ruth has worked as part of a music partnership, delivering high-quality music lessons in a range of educational settings, including SEND and secondary schools. Ruth has also held leadership roles, including head of primary music. She holds a degree in Music and Musical Theatre, a PGCE in Primary Education, and is currently working towards a qualification in Primary Music Leadership.

In collaboration with: Carly Watkins

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Carly Watkins has over 20 years of experience as a primary school teacher, including several years as an assistant headteacher, with responsibility for whole-school curriculum development and overseeing pupil progress and attainment. She also holds a master's degree in Education Practice and an NPQ in Leading Teacher Development. Carly has been a mentor for both student and early career teachers (ECTs) and currently facilitates the Early Career Framework for ECTs and their mentors, delivering training at conferences and via online seminars. At Twinkl PD, Carly heads up pedagogical professional development, a role which means she can support educators to develop their personal practice and pedagogy, something she is passionate about, on a national scale.