Summary of Roles

Apprenticeship Employing Organisations should:

• Have a detailed understanding of the apprenticeship regulations

• Have a working knowledge of the elements of the Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standards, and how KSB’s relate to the qualification programmes.

• Have a working knowledge of the elements of the qualification programme being delivered as part of the Apprenticeship programme

• Have a working knowledge of the SLA Assessment Plan and their role in facilitating the endpoint assessment.

• Have an understanding of their safeguarding responsibilities

• Have a nominated contact to act as the Apprenticeship Organisation representative at our review meetings.

• Be knowledgeable about the content and application of British Values, familiarisation with safeguarding arrangements etc

Workplace mentors should:

• Have a good understanding of their role and responsibly

• Have a working knowledge of the elements of the Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standards, and the qualification element of the apprenticeship programmes.

• Have a working knowledge of the SLA Assessment Plan

• Be knowledgeable about the content and application of British Values, familiarisation with safeguarding arrangements etc

• Have knowledge of competency-based interviews and how portfolios of evidence can be compiled using a competency-based structure (such as the STAR structure)

• Have a good understanding of ‘off-the-job training’ and what constitutes OTJT (Off the job training) within the SLA.

• Be able to use PebblePad to investigate progress on OTJT and collection of evidence and record their notes of the Academic and Practice Review meetings.

• Be able to use a mentoring approach at the tripartite meetings

• Demonstrates professional behaviours

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Apprentices should:

• Have a working knowledge of the elements of the Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standards, and how KSB’s relate to the qualification programmes.

• Have a working knowledge of the SLA Assessment Plan. They should be able to:

  • • Discuss the elements of the endpoint assessment and how combined they cover the entire standard,

    • Review the e-portfolio of evidence to ensure that the correct forms of evidence are used, and all the required KSB’s are covered.

    • Explain how confidentiality is maintained

• Be knowledgeable about the content and application of British Values, familiarisation with safeguarding arrangements etc

• Have knowledge of competency-based interviews and how portfolios of evidence can be compiled using a competency-based structure (such as the STAR structure)

• Be able to use PebblePad to record activity, store evidence and provide final end point assessment submissions.

• Understand what constitutes ‘off-the-job training’ within the SLA.

• Demonstrates professional behaviours

Academic and Practice Mentors should:

• Have a working knowledge of the elements of the Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standards, and how KSB’s are delivered, applied and assessed

• Have a working knowledge of the SLA Assessment Plan. They should be able to:

• Discuss the elements of the end point assessment and how combined they cover the entire standard,

• Review the e-portfolio of evidence to ensure that the correct forms of evidence are used, and all the required KSB’s are covered.

• Explain how confidentiality is maintained

• Have knowledge of competency-based interviews and how portfolios of evidence can be compiled using a competency-based structure (such as the STAR structure)

• Be able to explain the requirements of ‘off-the-job training’ and what constitutes OTJT within the SLA.

• Be able to use PebblePad to investigate progress on OTJT and collection of evidence and record their notes of meetings.

• Be able to use a mentoring approach at the tripartite meetings

• Demonstrates professional behaviours

• Be knowledgeable about the content and application of British Values, familiarisation with safeguarding arrangements etc