Advanced Skills Teachers
An Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) is a teacher who has passed a national assessment and been appointed to an AST post. ASTs concentrate on sharing their skills, through outreach work, with teachers in their own and other schools.
The Advanced Skills Teacher (AST) grade is designed to strengthen teaching and learning through better leadership, better rewards, better training and better support. ASTs spend 80% of their time teaching their own classes and 20% sharing good practice in other schools.
Information and guidance about ASTs may be useful to:
- Teachers who are considering applying for an AST post
- Local authorities who need to know: information about ASTs generally; where to get further information from; and the procedures for getting ASTs in place within their authority
- Schools who are looking into the AST role and who are interested in the potential benefits of raising an AST post within their school
Use the menu on the left (under the heading 'Advanced Skills Teachers') for further information.
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AST applications dated 01 September 2007 onwards will be assessed against the revised professional standards. Revised guidance and application forms are now available.
Last updated: 21 September 2007
