NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
REQUEST TO APPOINT – TEACHING ASSISTANT
PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM IN BLOCK CAPITALS
SECTION 1 – DETAILS OF POST
Academic/Service Unit: ________________________________________________________
SECTION 2 – DETAILS OF CANDIDATE
NAMES MUST BE PRECISELY AS SHOWN ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENT e.g. PASSPORT
Title:
Date of Birth:
First Name:
Gender: Female  Male 
Preferred First Name:
Nationality:
Middle Name(s):
Surname (Last Name):
Home Address:
Home Contact Telephone Number:
Private E-mail (mandatory to receive IT logon details):
Post/Zip/Area Code:
Correspondence Address (if different from
above):
Alternative Contact Telephone Numbers:
Alternative/Work E-mail:
Post/Zip/Area Code:
SECTION 3 – DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
NOTE: Completed requests to appoint (with all the required documentation) should be submitted in good
time, normally at least two weeks before the requested start date. Delays may occur if all the
documentation is not received. Please refer to http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/process/appointing.php
Verified evidence of Eligibility to Work – please refer to
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/migrants.php
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SECTION 4 – OFFER DETAILS
Start Date: _____________________
End Date (where applicable): __________________________
Dates of payment if different to above: from: ____________________ to: ________________________
Module/Course
Number
of hours
Grade
Spine
Point
Comprehensive hourly
rate or flat for additional
duties
Total pay
Total pay +
holiday pay
@ 12.07%
Total fee for Academic Year: £ __________________________________________________________
Account/Cost Centre where salary is to be charged:__________________________________________
Please note role profiles exist for all grades of teachers. Please check the duties required match the
profile.
SECTION 5 – UK PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FRAMEWORK (UKPSF)
For new appointments and internal transfers please indicate the UKPSF/HEA Fellowship status
by means of one or more HESA codes following (All HESA codes can be found in Appendix 1):
1. Has been recognised against the UKPSF at the following HEA Fellowship status:
02 (AFHEA, D1)
03 (FHEA, D2)
04 (SFHEA, D3)
05 (PFHEA, D4)
2. Has a qualification in HE Teaching and Learning:
01
06
07
08
09
10
No academic teaching qualification held (99)
Not known (90)
SECTION 6 - PAY PROTECTION (2011-2015)
Pay protection may apply to staff who have been employed prior to 1 September 2011 and have received
a higher hourly rate for the same duties as required above.
If you feel pay protection may be applicable please provide previous hourly rate below
Hourly rate from Academic year 2010/2011: _______________________________________________
Where a flat rate has previously been paid you will be required to compare the duties previously carried
out to the duties detailed above. If it is comparable work and the flat rate previously paid is in excess of
the total fee above, please indicate the difference.
Difference between the total fee above and the previous rate paid: _____________________________
(please note HR will contact you confirming the requirement for Pay Protection)
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SECTION 7 – ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Other terms or conditions to be incorporated into the offer letter: _________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
SECTION 8 – AUTHORISATION
To be signed by the Head of Academic/Service Unit, or nominee
Signed: ___________________________________ Date: ___________________________
Print Name: __________________________________________________________________
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Appendix 1
HESA Codes for Higher Education Teaching Qualifications
UKPSF = United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework for teaching in Higher Education.
Code
01
Text
Successfully completed an
institutional provision in teaching in
the higher education sector
accredited against the UK
Professional Standards Framework
Guidance and examples
You can select Codes 02-05 as a result of gaining
recognition from a direct application to the HEA &/or by
completing an institutional non-programme route.
Examples of programme recognition routes are given
below.
Newcastle PGCertHEs: PGCLTHE; PCAP; CASAP
commenced since Sept 1997; Clinical Education
(CCE) commenced since Sept 2007; ITLHE; NTA.
Other UKPSF-accredited PGCertHEs; SEDAaccredited courses from before 2007,and/or
accredited against UKPSF
PLEASE NOTE: Only one of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) codes 02, 03, 04 and 05 can apply
at a given point of time.
02
Recognised by the HEA as an
Associate Fellow (AFHEA, D1)
Passing module LTES; the NTA; ITLHE Part B (20
credits); or two assignments from PCAP or PGCLTHE
since 1997.
03
Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow
(FHEA, D2)
Passing CASAP, PCAP or PGCLTHE started since
Sept 1997; or CertClinEd started since Sept 2007
04
Recognised by the HEA as a Senior
Fellow (SFHEA, D3)
05
Recognised by the HEA as a
Principal Fellow (PFHEA, D4)
06
Holder of a National Teaching
Fellowship Scheme Individual
Award
Holder of a PGCE in higher
education, secondary education,
further education, lifelong learning
or any other equivalent UK
qualification
If you have, at any time, held an NTFS individual award
Accredited as a teacher of their
subject by a professional UK body
Other UK accreditation or
qualification in teaching in the
higher education sector
Subject-discipline accreditation of any kind
10
Overseas accreditation or
qualification for any level of
teaching
Any overseas qualification or accreditation that
includes teaching. An ‘Habilitation’/ ‘acreditación’ will
qualify only if it included evaluation of teaching.
90
Not known
99
No academic teaching
qualification held
07
08
09
PGCE, PGCHE, PGCFE NOT in category 01 above;
City and Guilds teaching qualifications, where
qualification is equivalent and leads to Qualified
Teacher Status (QTS)
City & Guilds 7307; NVQs that specifically include HE
teaching; other City & Guilds teaching qualifications
NOT leading to Qualified Teacher Status
If you have a qualification but are not sure what category to select, please contact ukpsf@ncl.ac.uk
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