Once upon a time, time was the biggest barrier for schools when considering professional development for teacher aide teams. And then COVID-19 happened ...

Ask any parent or teacher what they think of the teacher aides at their school, and you’ll hear words such as awesome, wonderful, worth their weight in gold, angels, superheroes, legends and more….

We couldn’t agree more, and want to share with you why we think teacher aides make a difference.

Rachel Carter, Director of Learning at Waverley Christian College believes it is important for learning support assistants (LSAs) to belong to a professional organisation, and have access to professional learning opportunities.