Pupil Support Staff Framework
This national professional learning framework has been developed to help pupil support staff access and engage in their own professional development, and to support local authorities and Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs) by complementing their professional learning opportunities.
Introduction
The Pupil Support Staff Professional learning framework has been designed in 3 levels which have a range of activities and resources in a variety that are accessible in a range of formats.
Informed
This level of the framework is appropriate for staff who support all children and young people who require additional support at the universal level of staged intervention.
Skilled
The professional learning activities in this level are appropriate for staff who support children and young people who require targeted support, for example with complex or complexity of need. They may also be appropriate for learners receiving universal support.
Enhanced
The professional learning activities in this level are appropriate for staff who support children and young people who require targeted support, for example with severe and complex needs or complexity of need. They may also be appropriate for learners receiving skilled level of support.