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.
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