Primary Teaching Assistants Learners and Learning draws together ideas that are of central importance to teaching assistants and other support staff working in primary schools. It presents a rich variety of material written by teachers teaching assistants researchers and parents that has been carefully chosen to offer a broadbased understanding of learning and the contexts in which learners can engage meaningfully with learning.ampampnbsp This second edition has been thoroughly updated and includes new chapters on effective communication anticyber bullying bullying amongst girls higher level teaching assistants restorative justice and informal learning. Bringing together different perspectives it examines ampampnbspthe changing role of teaching assistants ampampnbspthe nature of learning and assessment ampampnbspapproaches to learning support and inclusive practice ampampnbspthe relationships that are central to learning and childrens social development.