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- Associate Professor
- IOE PHD Centre for Inclusive Educ
- IOE - Psychology & Human Development
- UCL Institute of Education
Rob Webster is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Inclusive Education, UCL Institute of Education. Between 2011 and 2017, he led two research projects (Making a Statement and SEN in Secondary Education) which together make up the UK’s largest observational study of the educational experiences of pupils with SEND.
Rob was involved in the ground-breaking Deployment and Impact of Support Staff project and now leads the Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants initiative, which is also the focus of a large-scale trial, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation.
Rob has written extensively on the role and impact of TAs and SEND. His publications include two acclaimed books, Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants and The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction, and numerous peer-reviewed papers. His latest book (pub. Jan 2019) Including Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Learning and Life. How Far Have We Come Since the Warnock Enquiry – and Where Do We Go Next? marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Warnock Enquiry into special education. Rob is also an occasional writer for Tes.