If you would like to print a readable version of the NOS guidance pages without the links and downloads, you can do so from this page. You can also access the individual downloads from both sets of guidance by using the links below.
Full guidance
- NOS guidance for school leaders and partners - print version (63 KB)
- NOS guidance for support staff - print version (74 KB)
- NOS guidance - glossary of terms (30 KB)
About the national occupational standards
- STL NOS unit titles and their elements (84 KB)
- Mapping between teaching/classroom assistant NOS and supporting teaching and learning NOS (32 KB)
- Structure of a supporting teaching and learning in school unit (31 KB)
- Priorities for using STL NOS checklist (12 KB)
Using NOS
- Cover supervisor (PDF 14 KB)
- Bilingual assistant (PDF 15 KB)
- Senior teaching assistant - job description (16 KB)
- Training needs analysis checklist (13 KB)
- Training and development checklist (13 KB)
- Qualification structure for NVQ/SVQ in supporting teaching and learning in schools (42 KB)
Supporting occupational roles
- Overview of occupational roles (58 KB)
- Teaching assistant (22 KB)
- Supporting pupils with special educational needs (17 KB)
- Behaviour support (PDF 18 KB)
- Pastoral and welfare (21 KB)
- Supporting bilingual pupils (PDF 24 KB)
- Early years foundation stage (PDF 20 KB)
- Support for teaching and learning in secondary schools (21 KB)
- Cover supervision (20 KB)
- Exam invigilation (26 KB)
- Learning guide (20 KB)
- Induction mentor (21 KB)
- Team leadership (20 KB)
Supporting policy and initiatives
- Overview of policy initiatives (59 KB)
- STL NOS and Every Child Matters (PDF 25 KB)
- The National Healthy Schools programme (24 KB)
- STL NOS: the Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children's Workforce (PDF 27 KB)
- Behaviour and attendance strategy (PDF 14 KB)
- Social and emotional aspects of learning (20 KB)
- Personalised learning (22 KB)
- Assessment for learning (PDF 18 KB)
- Gifted and talented pupils (PDF 17 KB)
- The 14-19 diploma (PDF 22 KB)
- Study support (out of school hours learning) (20 KB)
- Extended schools (PDF 25 KB)
- Schools facing challenging circumstances (22 KB)
Transfer and progression
- Overview of supporting transfer and progression (61 KB)
- Teaching assistant induction programme (PDF 33 KB)
- Support work in schools qualifications and STL NOS (18 KB)
- NVQ in supporting teaching and learning in schools: level 2 to level 3 progression (21 KB)
- STL NOS: higher level teaching assistant (PDF 26 KB)
- Mapping HLTA professional standards and STL NOS (PDF 46 KB)
- Learning, development and support services (14 KB)
- Management and leadership (14 KB)
- Behaviour and attendance roles (PDF 16 KB)
- Children’s care, learning and development (PDF 22 KB)
- Playwork (18 KB)
- Youth work (17 KB)
- Learning support in further education (14 KB)
Understanding the NVQ process
- Qualification structure for NVQ/SVQ in supporting teaching and learning in schools (42 KB)
- NVQ in supporting teaching and learning in schools: level 2 to level 3 progression (21 KB)
- STL NOS: becoming an NVQ centre (PDF 27 KB)
- STL NOS: becoming an assessor (PDF 24 KB)
- Expert witness (PDF 25 KB)
- Training mentors (22 KB)
- Doing a national vocational qualification (PDF 23 KB)
