HGfL: School Workforce: Teachers: Advanced Skills Teachers

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.

Leadership and Management of ASTs in Schools Tool Kit new

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

Driving Up Standards With ASTs' - a Guide for Headteachers

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

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.

Promoting excellence in Hertfordshire

Includes:

What is an Advanced Skills Teacher?
How will the LA AST be deployed?
How is a LA AST funded?
What are the key purposes of an AST?
What is the LA criteria for the appointment of ASTs?
What can the LA AST manager or delegated Curriculum Adviser do for an AST?
How will the LA develop the skills of ASTs?
How many days each term should an AST provide outreach?
What do ASTs do?
How might an AST support an individual teacher?
Who will do the Performance Management of a LA AST?
What will be included in LA AST CPD days?
Contacts
Publications and useful websites
Appendices
I AST, Headteacher and CSF agreement
II Key priorities in the LA CYPP Secondary Operational Plan
III School visit log
IV Termly work log
V Self review
VI School review
VII Performance Management of ASTs

Download Handbook:

Acrobat pdf, 685kb/31 pages, 14/12/2010, ast_handbook.pdf

Primary Forms:

Apppendix 1 Work Plan

Word 2003, 45kb/2 pages, 14/12/2010, app1_work_plan_pri.doc

Appendix 2 Weekly Report

Word 2003, 37kb/2 pages, 14/12/2010, app2_weekly_report_pri.doc

Appendix 3 Self Review

Word 2003, 36kb/2 pages, 14/12/2010, app3_self_review_pri.doc

Appendix 4 Review of AST Work

Word 2003, 36kb/2 pages, 14/12/2010, app4_review_of_work_pri.doc

Secondary Forms:

Apppendix 1 School visit log

Word 2003, 50kb/1 page, 14/12/2010, app1_school_visit_log_sec.doc

Apppendix 2 AST Termly Work

Word 2003, 47kb/1 page, 06/12/2010, app2_termly_work_sec.doc

Apppendix 3 Self Review

Word 2003, 39kb/1 page, 14/12/2010, app3_self_review_sec.doc

Appendix 4 Review of AST Work

Word 2003, 41kb/1 page, 14/12/2010, app4_review_of_work_sec.doc

Contact:

CPD Opportunities

Useful Links

Advanced Skills Teachers (AST)