Developing Support Staff

 

Supporting Teaching & Learning in Huddersfield

Over the past few years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of support staff working within schools, resulting in close scrutiny of qualifications held by the school workforce. With speculation that it will soon become mandatory that all school support...

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Higher Walton C of E Primary School

In response to the Government initiative for children to learn a foreign language, the school identified a need to train staff. Funding was secured from the Remodelling team to employ a specialist language teacher who would develop the skills of a teaching assistant within school through work shadowing...

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BACUP Holy Trinity Stacksteads C of E Primary School

Many support staff joined our school without any formal qualifications- they had a flair and enthusiasm for their jobs and many skills which we as a school wanted to build upon for the benefit of the children, other staff members in school and for the individual themselves. The prior experience and qualifications of our support staff varied considerably, therefore...

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Parent Support Advisors in North Yorkshire

In January 2008 a new endorsed pathway was introduced within the Support Work in Schools qualification (SWiS). This was due to a new Parent Support Advisor (PSA) role emerging within schools that called for a broader spectrum of training...

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Supporting Teaching & Learning in the North East

In response to the ever increasing number and variation of support staff roles within schools, a new qualification was developed by the Training and Development Agency (TDA). Launched in spring 2008, the Supporting Teaching and Learning NVQ (STL) has a wider range of units to choose from, making it more suitable for many different roles performed by those who support teaching and learning in schools...

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VQ Support Work in Schools

The VQ Support Work in Schools was developed in 2004 as a generic qualification for all support staff roles to ensure that all members of the support staff team could be given the opportunity for formal development. The qualification allows candidates to choose from over 40 units aimed at different occupational areas ranging from teaching support to software installation...

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