Research School Network: Deployment of Teaching Assistants – FREE Twilight Webinar This webinar is grounded in the Education Endowment Foundation’s updated guidance on the deployment of teaching assistants.

Somerset Research School is hosting a free twilight webinar based on the Education Endowment Foundation’s recently updated Deployment of Teaching Assistants Guidance Report. 

Designed for headteachers, senior leaders, teaching and learning leads, SENDCos and HLTAs, the session will explore the guidance’s five evidence‑based recommendations and how these can support improved outcomes. 

The webinar features Sally Franklin, contributor to the updated EEF guidance and a nationally recognised expert in SEND and inclusion, alongside colleagues from the Research Schools Network. 

Clare Greene, Head of Service for Education partnerships- Bristol City Council and ELE for Somerset Research School.
Tom Colquhoun, Somerset Research School Director

Wednesday 3^rd June 2026, 15:30 – 17:00. Free to attend.

Key messages

• High-quality TA deployment is powerful, intentional and transformative
• This is about building on what schools already do well
• The session is expert-led, evidence-informed, and practically useful