Consortiwm De-orllewin a Chanolbarth Cymru
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Assessment Programme
2014 - 2015
South West and Mid Wales Consortium
The HLTA Assessment Programme
• It is NOT a training programme. It is an ASSESSMENT
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 requires a high level of commitment from the candidate
to complete and submit the tasks within the
three month time line of the programme.
• It is not intended to demand more from Head Teachers
and other colleagues than normal arrangements for
management and performance review
Elements of the Assessment Programme
• Completion of pre Briefing Day 1 reading
and tasks
• Attendance at three Briefing Days
• Completion of four written tasks
• An assessor’s visit to the candidate’
school
Assessment Process - Briefing Days
• Candidates are required to attend three Briefing
Days that will take place in the Halliwell Centre in
Carmarthen
• The objective of the three Briefing Days is to
support candidates to:
• Understand the National Standards for Higher Level
Teaching Assistants
• Complete the four written tasks
• Collect documentary evidence to support their written
tasks
• Prepare for the school visit
Assessment Process - 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 documentary 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 documentary
evidence that has been prepared by the candidate.
Assessment Process - 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
2014
•
October / November
Awareness raising briefings held
across the region
•
Week Beginning 6th October
Application Packs available from the
Regional website
•
•
2015
•
Briefing Sessions in the Halliwell Centre
Carmarthen:
19th January
3rd February
25th February
•
27th March
Closing date for receipt of Candidates
tasks
•
April / May
School Visits
•
Week beginning 7th July
Outcome letters issued to candidates
21st November
Closing date for applications
Week Beginning 8th December
Candidates notified of the outcome of
the selection process
Application Process
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 leading the learning of a whole
class without a teacher being present
• The endorsement and support of the Headteacher
Application Process
• Entry onto the programme is through a selection process
• Applications should include all the necessary information
to enable the members of the selection panel to make an
informed judgment as to whether you are ready to be
assessed against the National Standards for Higher
Level Teaching Assistants
• Applications need to have been received in the ERW
office by the 21st of November
Application Process - Information Required
• Candidate details
• Required qualifications
• Other qualifications
• Professional development experiences
• Current and previous roles
• Details of how the candidate works with
– an individual child
– a group of pupils
– a whole class without the presence of a teacher
• Head Teacher’s endorsement of the candidate’s
application
Application Requirements Numeracy and
Literacy Certificates
• Candidates should provide copies of their literacy and
numeracy certificates with their application
• If candidates are awaiting their certificates a result letter
should be provided.
• Original copies of literacy and numeracy certificates
MUST be presented for scrutiny during Briefing Day 1.
• Failure to present the original copies of the literacy and
numeracy certificates will result in the candidate being
removed from the assessment process.
HLTA Application Pack 2014 – 2015
www.erw.org.uk
• HLTA Literacy and Numeracy Guidance
• A Briefing Paper for Head Teacher
• HLTA Candidate Application Form
Contact Details
South West and Mid Wales Consortium
Telephone
-
01267 676840
E-mail
-
hlta@erw.org.uk
Website
-
www.erw.org