Key Documents
Important Information - School Support Staff Pay and Conditions
Support staff have a crucial part to play in helping maintain the momentum of school reform. Deploying more support staff in schools, developing new roles and broadening their range of responsibilities has helped teachers focus on teaching and made a difference in their workload. In recognition of their key role, support staff desere to have fair and more consistent pay and conditions of employment.
Last September, ministers announced their intention to introduce a new Negotiating Body to set up a National pay and conditions framework for all support staff employed in maintained schools in England. More information:
Job Descriptions 
The existing LA model job description has
been revised in collaboration with CSF Human Resources Department to reflect
the increased responsibilities of teaching assistants. There are now six
levels of support assistant posts and three Special Needs support assistant
posts and each has been assigned an appropriate pay grade, by the Hay
panel.
Schools are encouraged to review job descriptions
in light of the above. They are discretionary, however, as is the use
of titles. The cost of re-grading would need to be found from within school
budgets.
Further queries relating to job descriptions can
be addressed to the personnel administrator attached to your school.
"Working with Teaching Assistants – A Good Practice Supplement"
This is designed to be used with the DfES publication “Working with Teaching Assistants – A Good Practice Guide” (ref: DfES 0148/2000). The Supplement has been developed by a number of heads, teachers, teaching assistants and advisers and is based firmly on the good practice that exists in Hertfordshire schools.
Two copies of the Supplement have been sent to all schools and further copies at £3.50 each can be obtained from Action Point at Hertfordshire Development Centre (telephone: 01438 845141).
Learning Skills and Strategies
Effective Lesson Checklist
Pupils' Assessment
Day to Day Assessment Strategies
Peer and Self Assessment
AfL Teaching Assistant Training Presentation
Planning and Preparing a Lesson
Medium Term Planning
Good Lesson Plan
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