The training needs analysis is carried out by your school, LA or regional provider of Assessment RPA and will identify where you need to extend your skills and experience. The training can come though development activities at your school or through your LA or via independent training providers.
Relevant qualifications are those recognised nationally as being equivalent to level 2 of the national qualifications framework NQF. The course will last three days and by the end of the course you should:.
The assessment involves a half-day visit to your school by an assessor approved by your RPA. There are 33 standards, grouped under three main headings.
As well as gaining additional skills, responsibilities and job satisfaction TAs will get a pay rise. HLTAs are also thought to make a positive impact on schools and learning outcomes for students. However, since government cut the funding for support staff training, schools or local authorities have had to fund the preparation and assessment for HLTA status themselves. If you are looking to progress from a teaching assistant to a qualified teacher then you should also consider the different routes to becoming a teacher.
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This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Privacy Notice. Cookie Policy. Terms Of Use. Teaching assistants play a vital role in classrooms up and down the country. The position is a rewarding and flexible one, but also a fantastic way to gain classroom experience before going into teacher training.
TAs will largely find themselves either working with the whole class, working with small groups or working with individual pupils, however the most common set up is that the TA works with small groups of children. TA employment conditions are either set by the local authority or by the school in accordance with LA guidance and there are a variety of types of contract used:.
According to Unison research, amongst local authorities the vast majority of TAs are on term-time or casual contracts.
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