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Take a look at the results of the HNAP survey of HLTA views

Many thanks to all the East Midlands HLTAs who contributed to the national survey conducted by the HLTA National Assessment Partnership (HNAP) in December 2018. The survey gathered 944 HLTA responses from across the country, of which 236 came from … Continue reading

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Draft Ofsted Inspection Framework – have your say!

Amanda Speliman, HM Chief Inspector of Education, presented Ofsted’s draft new school inspection framework today, 16th January 2019. There will be a consultation period for all stakeholders to add their views and comments. All the information detailed below can be found … Continue reading

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Important news – help us find out how your role in school relates to your HLTA status

The HLTA National Assessment Partnership (HNAP) is calling upon HLTAs in every region of the country to contribute to a short survey that focusses on whole class teaching (Standard 31), area of expertise (Standard 10) and general Continuing Professional Development … Continue reading

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Read the TES article by Natasha Devon identifying how TAs provide essential attention for vulnerable pupils

Natasha Devon MBE, the government’s mental health champion for 9 months, has written an insightful article for the TES discussing the mental health report she wrote. This goes on the identify the valuable but often unrecognised TAs play in the … Continue reading

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East Midlands is named as one of the worst areas for social mobility in the latest national survey

The Social Mobility Commission’s ‘State of the nation’ report published yesterday (Tuesday 28 November) has found a significant different between regions with a ‘striking geographical divide with London and its surrounding areas pulling away from the rest of the country’. … Continue reading

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Are cuts impacting on support staff contracts – an interesting article

Megan Charlton, the Teaching Assistants steward for Unison as reported in Schools Week on 13th May, has discussed the cuts  to support staff hours or proposed role changes to save money. She goes on to report the  full review then … Continue reading

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ATL report on the findings of a survey into support staff workload and responsibility

 A survey  carried out in the Winter of 2016 of ATL members who work as support staff in state funded and academy schools in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man yielded 988 responses.  The key messages from … Continue reading

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Reporting on latest PISA and TIMSS data

The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA ) report recently published by OECD analyses tests taken every 3 years by by 15-year-olds in the core academic disciplines of reading, maths and science. This has been widely reported in the press … Continue reading

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How important are teaching assistants?

Yesterday (September 14th) on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme there was an item about the importance of teaching assistants. You can hear it at this link: Clip from Today 14 Sept  – scroll across until you get to 2:48:30 … Continue reading

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What are you views on the Green Paper: Schools that Work for Everyone?

As you have probably seen in the news, the Education Secretary, Justine Greening, has announced the publication of a Green Paper on 12th September, 2016 outlining the Government’s plans for school reform. This is a consultation period and you can … Continue reading

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