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Proposals to amend the requirements for registration of the education workforce in Wales

Please find below the link to a consultation document on proposals to widen the current requirement for teachers to register with a professional body to cover a wider sector which will include Further Education, Work Based Learning and Teaching Assistants. The consultation documents also seeks your views on whether other members within the education profession who contribute to the development of children and young people such as youth workers and other support staff should also be able to register.

http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/education/regeducationworkforce/?lang=en

The closing date for responses is the 30th March 2012

National Professional Qualification for Headship in Wales 2011/12

The application period for the NPQH Wales 2011 - 2012 is now open.
Here you will find guidance to undertake self-review against the Leadership Standards and support materials for your application.
Click here for:

• Briefing Session Powerpoint
• Leadership Standards self-review tool
• Leadership Standards - www.wales.gov.uk
• NPQH Wales Application form
  • Electronic version
  • Printable version

Remember - closing date for applications is 12.00 noon, 11th January 2012

HLTA

The Welsh Government has just released application forms for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant 2011 - 2012 Assessment Process. Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status provides an opportunity to recognise the levels of knowledge, skills and understanding that many school support staff have and the valuable contribution that they make in schools.

For further details click here click here