Contact:
Julie Garstang Project Officer - Field Force Tel:01438 844853 Email: julie.garstang@ hertscc.gov.uk
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Advanced Skills Teachers (AST)

An Advanced Skills Teacher is an excellent teacher who achieves the very highest standards of classroom practice and who is paid to share his or her skills and experience with other teachers.

Growing numbers of Advanced Skills Teachers are working in schools around the country, helping established teachers as well as those new to the profession.

The Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) pathway offers teachers who want to stay in the classroom a new career route. AST posts concentrate on good teaching and benefits the profession by helping to raise standards more widely, both within and beyond the teacher’s school. Colleagues will have an opportunity to learn from best practices, build on strengths and look at areas for development. With this new career pathway it is now possible for excellent classroom practitioners to progress as class teachers without having to take on management responsibilities and to be rewarded accordingly.

The National Assessment Agency for ASTs and ETs assess all aspiring ASTs and ETs and provides information about the status, the assessment process and best practice in deployment.

• www.advancedskillsteachers.com

Leadership and Management of ASTs in Schools Tool Kit new

• www.babcock-education.co.uk: AST and ET Resources (pdf)

'ASTs Are...' - a Guide for Aspiring ASTs

• www.babcock-education.co.uk: Aspiring ASTs (pdf file)

Driving Up Standards With ASTs' - a Guide for Headteachers

• www.babcock-education.co.uk: a guide for headteachers (pdf file)

CPD Day Review: July 2011

Many of our Secondary Advanced Skills Teachers met for a CPD day on 4th July 2011. We had a good day with sessions; Updates - National, HCC, SSE, Curriculum Team, AST role and impact of AST support, Working with Challenging Adults, Coping with change and Meeting in subject teams. More...

Team / Contacts

Hertfordshire Advanced Skills Teachers are co-ordinated by:

• Heather Jones - Senior Adviser Teaching and Learning
• Kerry Godsman - Lead Primary Teaching and Learning Adviser

All enquiries in the first instance should go to:
Julie Garstang, Project Officer
Tel: 01438 844853
Email: julie.garstang@hertscc.gov.uk

Hertfordshire AST Handbook

The new Hertfordshire AST handbook giving answers to FAQ and the deployment of ASTs throughout the county is available to download.