Support Staff Update

PSI Training Day

DSEC, Bovington

Friday 18 July 2008

Job Roles of School Support Staff

• Learning support

• Pupil support

• Administrative

• Site Staff

• Specialist and technical staff

OHT 1

Knowing the numbers

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………..and the costs.

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How did we get here?

2001 Price Waterhouse workload survey2003 National Agreement on Workload

• Work/life balance. Remodelling. 24 Tasks• New roles: HLTA, Cover Supervisor, Every Child Matters• Extended Schools

2004• Limits cover for absent colleagues (2009)• JE in Dorset introduces new pay/grading

2005• Statutory PPA time introduced• New exam invigilation arrangements

How did we get here?

2005 Children’s Workforce Development Council• Common Core Skills & Knowledge

2006 Dorset Children’s Workforce Development Group formed

2007 Revised HLTA standards

2008 Revised NOS for supporting teaching/learning

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What are teaching assistants for?

• Helping with classroom resources and records

• Helping with the care and support of pupils

• Providing support for learning activities

• Providing support for colleagues

OHT 2

What makes TAs effective?

Supportive management

Knowledge& skills

Deployment

Partnership with teachers TA

Training Progression

Induction Basic Skills

NVQ 2 SWiS 2

NVQ 3 SWiS 3

Certificate of H.Ed

Foundation Degree

BA Degree

GTP

HLTA

RTP

QTS

Dorset LA Support Staff Team

• Philip Browne (Inspector for Support Staff)• Bev Turner (Adviser for Support Staff)• Vivien Sloan (AST for Support Staff)• Beth McCaffery (AST for Support Staff)• Eunice Willis (Support Staff Co-ordinator)• Joanna Vear (Support Staff Co-ordinator)

Dorset School Effectiveness Centre, Bovington. Tel: 01929 405060

E-mail: p.browne@dorsetcc.gov.ukOHT 6

Leading HLTAsAnita EdgingtonDebby Houghton

Jacqui Vine

Support StaffCo-ordinatorsEunice WillisJoanna Vear

ASTsBeth McCaffrey

Vivien Sloan

PhilBev

5 Questions You Can Ask

• How does your TA know what the lesson plan is about?

• When does your TA feed back to you?

• Have you asked your TA to lead part of the lesson?

• How does your TA contribute to assessment?

• In what ways do your TAs make the greatest impact & how do you know?