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HLTA Information Meeting
- This is an information meeting for any candidates who wish to qualify as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant
The 3 day Preparation for Assessment will take place on:
Day 1 – Wednesday 7th November 2018
Day 2 – Tuesday 4th December 2018
Day 3 – Thursday 31st January 2019
The Higher Level Teaching Assistant Status was introduced in 2004 to support the school workforce modernisation agenda. Its purpose is to provide assurance to headteachers, governors, and parents of the quality of the contribution to pupils’ learning that those support staff with HLTA status can be expected to make. This information session is for Head Teachers, Senior Leaders, TA Line Managers and all School Support Staff who would like to know more about how it can be achieved.
The meeting will cover:
- A brief review of the HLTA Status, its purpose and benefits
- The link between HLTA Status and current roles in schools
- National guidance on employment and deployment
- An overview of the HLTA Standards and how to work towards them
- Information on the training, preparation and assessment processes
- An explanation of the revised costs to schools and /or individuals following the withdrawal of TDA funding
There will be the opportunity to ask questions but information is also available on www.tda.co.uk.
Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd November 2018
- Facilitator
- Venue & Travel Information
Concordia Training (Bernice Collier)
Polly Winn M.Ed.
HLTA Preparer for Assessment and Assessor
I have worked for many years both as a Class Teacher and latterly as a Primary Headteacher. As a Senior Manager and Headteacher I successfully developed the roles and status of all support staff; administration, teaching, and site management, culminating in gaining several awards for my work (Investor in People and a National Training Award).
Following this, I was appointed as a Senior Lecturer at Edgehill University (Project Manager, HLTA Specialist Secondary Maths and Science Programme) During this time, I delivered the HLTA Preparation for Assessment Programme and undertook many HLTA Assessments.
Now working with HLTA North (Leeds Beckett University), I have since continued this work and have supported many Teaching Assistants across the North West of England in successfully gaining the HLTA Status. I am passionate in my work helping experienced Teaching Assistants progress their own professional development and helping them attain formal recognition of their experience, expertise, skills, and knowledge by gaining HLTA Status.
Hopwood Hall College
Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.
How to get here
By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre
By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.
By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.