Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

Monitoring of KS2 SATs administration - no charge for this serviceAcademies (including Free Schools) must fully comply with the assessment and monitoringrequirements as set out in the Assessment and Reporting Arrangements. Key Stage 2arrangements are only applicable to those Academies (including Free Schools) that provideeducation to children at this stage of learning. Academies (including Free Schools) may decideto be included in their local authority’s monitoring visit arrangements. If they do not, they willbe subject to monitoring through arrangements made by STA.See “ 2012 Assessment and Reporting Arrangements – Key Stage 2 ” from the Standards andTesting AgencyModeration of KS2 teacher assessment of writing ( this will be carried out on a nonstatutorybasis in 2012 and will become a statutory duty from 2013) - no charge for thisserviceAcademies (including Free Schools) must fully comply with the assessment and monitoringrequirements as set out in the Assessment and Reporting Arrangements. Key Stage 2arrangements are only applicable to those Academies (including Free Schools) that provideeducation to children at this stage of learning. Academies (including Free Schools) may decideto be included in their local authority’s monitoring visit arrangements. If they do not, they willbe subject to monitoring through arrangements made by STA.See “ 2012 Assessment and Reporting Arrangements – Key Stage 2 ” from the Standards andTesting AgencyActing as the Appropriate Body to carry out the statutory responsibilities around theinduction of NQTs in maintained schools, non-maintained special schools and maintainednursery schools – there is a charge for this serviceAcademies must engage an Appropriate Body to carry out the statutory induction role with theschool. The Appropriate Body may be Sunderland LA.The Appropriate Body will make a reasonable charge, not exceeding the cost of supplying theservice, to an Academy to which it is supplying the service. Agreement should be reached onthis before an NQT starts an induction period.Any institution wishing to ask the LA to take on the role of Appropriate Body must first ensurethat the conditions of the NQT’s employment will enable a complete and thorough assessment ofan NQT’s progress against all the QTS and induction standards.In all such cases, a written request for the LA to be the Appropriate Body must be made for eachNQT to be registered, using the required proforma available from the LA. On receipt of therequest, the LA will issue details of the service it will provide, the expectations to be met for aninduction to be deemed appropriate, and the charges applicable at that time.The service will cover the responsibilities of the Appropriate Body in relation to an NQT’sinduction. Typically this will include the following:• An induction visit carried out by a Support and Intervention Adviser• Administration and liaison with the GTCE, TDA and DfE as appropriate.• Work by the LA NQT Monitoring Group to monitor and approve the induction period.• Hard copy of any advice, guidance and newsletters provided to NQTs and Induction tutors.• Attendance without cost at the NQT Core CPD sessions• Access to the LA’s published programme of CPD opportunities for which separate chargeswill be made90