Home Archived Letters Extra: What am I here for? Back Letters Extra: What am I here for? 20th December 2002, 12:00am Tes Editorial Share Letters Extra: What am I here for? https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/letters-extra-what-am-i-here Copy Link In response to David Miliband’s statement (TES 061202) I always thought that the role of teaching assistants is to... support students. Perhaps thats where we are all going wrong. Sue Macbeth SENCO Sefton House South Park Barnstaple. Devon. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears Tes Editorial • 25th April 2024 Weekly round-up: Capita loses Sats and GCSE fears Tes Editorial • 18th April 2024 Reception Baseline Assessment: what you need to know Gráinne Hallahan • 3rd April 2024 Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves Tes Editorial • 28th March 2024 Recent Most read Most shared Special schools: DfE considers reforming £10K-per-place system News 25 April 2024 One-word Ofsted judgements work for no one but the DfE Analysis 25 April 2024 Weekly round-up: Ofsted grades and teacher pay fears News 25 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Fitness to teach cases in Scotland hit 10-year high News 23 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024 Poor mental health ‘fuelling’ absence crisis, DfE told News 24 April 2024 Why every school should (not) use setting Teaching & Learning 24 April 2024 Cut summer break ‘to rescue Covid generation GCSEs’ News 24 April 2024