Audit of Key Stage 2 Teaching Assistants' Continuing Professional Development in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire

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The Fenland and East Cambridgeshire Opportunity Area is inviting consultants to undertake an audit of the current Continuous Professional Development (CPD) needs of Key Stage 2 teaching assistants (TAs) working in the Fenland and East Cambridgeshire area. The audit will be specifically focused on language, communication and literacy. The successful provider will need to demonstrate exceptional, relevant experience of a commission of this type, and a strong record of accomplishment in primary education. They will need to demonstrate an understanding of the local educational landscape in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire. The consultant will design a robust audit tool and use this tool to audit schools use of and training for Key Stage 2 teaching assistants, taking into account the views of those responsible for progress of pupil and performance of teaching assistants such as the headteacher, from a representative sample of primary schools in Fenland and East Cambridgeshire.