Best Paper Award 2006

Best Paper Award 2006

"The Changing Role of the Teaching Assistant in the Primary School Sector" by Amanda Cook-Jones has been selected as the best paper in the Best
Paper Award  2006.
The article is based on data of an ongoing research project. It deals with the role and function of assistant teachers in England. The author shows the historical development towards a ‘professionalization’ of this group.

Best Paper Award 2025

Submission deadline 20 Nov 2025
Formative feedback given 10 Feb 2026
Re-Submission deadline 10 March 2026
Winner announced early May 2026
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