Consortiwm De Orllewin a Chanolbarth Cymru
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Assessment Programme
2013-2014
South West and Mid Wales Consortium
The HLTA Assessment Process
• It is not a training programme
• Assessment is about enabling candidates to demonstrate
that they meet the National Standards identified for
Higher Level Teaching Assistants
• It is based on what Teaching Assistants normally do in
the classroom and school
• It is not intended to demand more from Head Teachers
and other colleagues than normal arrangements for
management and performance review
Application Requirements
• Candidates are required to have:• Achieved a qualification on first language Welsh or
English/Literacy and Mathematics/numeracy at level 2 of
the National Qualifications framework equivalent to GCSE
A-C, or above and they must be able to provide proof of
the details of those qualifications
• Sufficient experience to provide evidence that they meet
the standards in relation to the HLTA Status
• Have had experience of teaching a whole class without a
teacher being present
• The endorsement and support of the Headteacher
Assessment Process - Briefing Days
• Candidates must attend the three briefing days
• The briefing days will take candidates through the
process of completing the assessment tasks and the
collection of the evidence
• Candidates will be provided with pre-briefing reading
material and they will be required to record the events of
a working day (A Day In The Life Of - DILO)
Assessment Tasks
Task 1: An account of working with an individual pupil
Task 2: An account of working with a group of pupils
Task 3: An account of working with a whole class group
Task 4: Five scenarios of tasks undertaken by teaching
assistants
Collection of related evidence to support the
four tasks
Assessment Process - The School Visit
The school visit will last for a period of three hours during
the course of which the assessor will meet with:The candidate
The class teacher
The head teacher
The assessor will also have a period of study time during
which they will scrutinize and verify the documentation
prepared by the candidate
School Commitment
Schools are required to support the assessment
process by:• Releasing candidates to enable them to attend the three
briefing sessions
• Having an understanding of the HLTA Standards and the
assessment process
• Supporting the candidates to complete the school based
tasks
• Facilitating the assessor’s visit to the school
Assessment Schedule
2013
2014
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October / November
Awareness raising briefings held
across the region
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Briefing Sessions in the Halliwell Centre
Carmarthen:
29th January
6th February
10th March
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Week Beginning 14th October
Application Packs available from the
Regional website
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4th April
Closing date for receipt of Candidates
tasks
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22nd November
Closing date for applications
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April / May
School Visits
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Week Beginning 9th December
Candidates notified of the outcome of
the selection process
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Week beginning 8th July
Outcome letters issued to candidates
HLTA Application Pack 2013 – 2014
www.erw.org.uk
• HLTA Literacy and Numeracy Guidance
• Head Teachers Brief
• HLTA Candidate Application Form
Application Process - Information Required
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Candidate's details
Required qualifications
Other qualifications
Professional development experiences
Current role
Candidate’s statement
Candidate's declaration
Head Teacher’s declaration
Contact Details
South West and Mid Wales Consortium
Telephone
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01267 676840
E-mail
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hlta@erw.org.uk
Website
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www.erw.org