Following a very successful internal trial at our own trust, we are pleased to offer school leaders across Kent and Sussex the opportunity to join the first pilot cohort of Ambition’s Leading Professional Development for Teaching Assistants.
This train-the-trainer programme equips school leaders to deliver high-quality professional development for teaching assistants and learning support assistants in their own schools.
Designed by experts at Ambition Institute, this evidence-informed training specifically targets the persistent challenges faced by teaching assistants. You’ll receive adaptable resource packs for six ready-to-deliver sessions exploring the Science of Learning and effective strategies for tackling common classroom challenges. These resources and sessions are yours to keep, and use again in the future.
“I’m excited that we now have the opportunity to provide high quality, evidence-informed professional development for our TAs which aligns with the professional learning of our teachers. The feedback from our TAs has been excellent so far: they feel much more confident in understanding, supporting and using appropriate classroom strategies, and feel empowered about the significance of the impact they can have and their ability to affect students’ learning in a positive way. The TAs have appreciated the investment in their professional development and are keen to follow up suggested resources, share strategies and try new methods in the classroom. Even veteran TAs found the evidence-informed sessions helpful and transformational.” – Hannah Brown, Learning Support Manager
At this stage we are collecting expressions of interest to join the programme, which is being delivered by our Teach Kent & Sussex team in the summer term 2026.
The programme includes:
- A one-day conference for school leaders, to develop strong mental models for how to adapt resources for your context and deliver the sessions.
- School leaders deliver six pre-prepared training sessions to teaching assistants in their school.
- School leaders attend a 1.5 hour virtual implementation support clinic, after session 2.
- All resources for TA training sessions are your to keep and use again in future.
The cost of this programme is £795+VAT per participant.
For more information you can download the flyer here.
Have questions? Book a place on our short online information session on Tuesday 20th January 2026. [email protected]
To express interest in joining the pilot please email [email protected]