Portfolio for NVQ Teaching Assistants

Building a portfolio of evidence will show how your performance, knowledge and understanding meets the NVQ standards.

Evidence

You will need to gather evidence, which will be presented in a file, to prove your knowledge and performance and this will mainly consist of:

Assessor action plans/candidate feedbacks
The assessor will give you copies of these at every meeting to show your progress and actions needed.
Personal accounts
This should be an account of actual situations dealing with pupils in the context of the unit
Observation
Your assessor will visit school and observe you working with individuals or a group of pupils
Witness Statement
From a teacher or work colleague who is confirming what you did
Professional Discussion
Talking about your knowledge and understanding relevant to the unit
Questioning
To cover any standards that the assessor feels requires more evidence
Product evidence
Lesson plans, work products, etc.

Please note - no pictures or names of children should be included due to the Data Protection Act/Child Protection Act