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The HLTA assessment process and next steps

Assessment involves a half-day visit to your school by an assessor approved by your regional provider of assessment (RPA). Each RPA carries out the assessment process in exactly the same way.

The school visit

The school visit enables you to:

  • explain in more detail your role within the school
  • explain in more detail aspects of the activities you have analysed in your assessment tasks
  • provide the documentary and oral evidence that supports your responses to the four assessment tasks, and
  • have your evidence verified by the headteacher (or delegated representative) and teacher(s)

Assessors spend the equivalent of half a day in school for each candidate. The following timetable for the assessor’s visit is for guidance only. The visit could start earlier or later, and could take place in the morning or afternoon. However, the visit should always be equivalent to three hours in duration.

TimeActivity
9am You meet the assessor on arrival and introduce him/her to the headteacher (or delegated representative) if available
9:05am Your first meeting with the assessor followed by your assessor's study time
10:30am Assessor's meeting with your nominated teacher (or teachers)
11am Assessor's meeting with your headteacher (or delegated representative)
11:15am Assessor's preparation time before your second meeting with the assessor
11:30am Your second meeting with the assessor
12pm (noon) Visit ends

Moderation

The assessor will use all of the evidence put forward by you against the standards to make a recommendation about your assessment.

The recommendation that the assessor makes at this stage is subject to moderation by the RPA. Moderation takes place on a regular basis. During moderation a sample of candidate files is reviewed in order to:

  • ensure that the assessor's judgements are secure
  • ensure that there is consistency of judgement across assessors
  • ensure that there is consistency of judgement across RPAs, and
  • support accurate and constructive feedback to assessors and candidates

You will normally receive official notification of your result within eight weeks of the school visit.

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