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Apprenticeship End Point Assessment Organisation

Apprenticeship End Point Assessment Organisation

The South Farnham SCITT team offer a wealth of experience. As such we are pleased to offer the following additional services:

  • Post Graduate Teacher Apprenticeship End Point Assessment (EPA)
  • ITT External examination and moderation
  • Assessment Only route to QTS

South Farnham SCITT (SF SCITT) is an 'End Point Assessment Organisation' (EPAO) for the

Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship (ST0490/AP01).

Surrey South Farnham SCITT has been on the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) end point assessment organisation register since 2018. We have a large team of experienced and skilled end point assessors who can complete end point assessments countrywide.  

We are committed to ensuring that End Point Assessment provides an opportunity for apprentices to showcase their skills as newly qualified teachers, exemplifying how their learning during their initial teacher training has benefitted their students, colleagues, and the organisation they work in.

Our end point assessment team host a plethora of knowledge and experience in education. They are highly qualified with a breadth of senior leadership experience. Collectively to date they have successfully completed over 300 face-to-face end point assessments for teacher apprentices in a wide range of educational settings across the country.

South Farnham SCITT's EPAO service

South Farnham SCITT's EPAO service is independent to our provision of apprenticeship training. To ensure consistency and impartiality the EPA cannot be carried out by the training provider delivering the apprenticeship (in accordance with Institute for Apprenticeship & Technical Education regulations). The assessment plan at the bottom of this page describes how the apprentice is assessed at the end of their apprenticeship and by whom.

Employers have the option to secure our services to conduct the end point assessment of an apprentice (not trained by South Farnham SCITT) once they have achieved QTS and met the gateway requirements. This is generally during the fourth term of their apprenticeship (first term of the ECT year) but can be earlier than this depending upon the start date of the apprenticeship.

You can find an end-point assessment organisation for your apprentice by following this link on the gov.uk website. Or alternatively, please complete an expression of interest and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss the process with you. Please note that an EPAO must be appointed at least three months prior to completing the training.

What does an end point assessment involve?
  • A lesson observed and assessed, by the independent assessor. The apprentice will draft a lesson plan, in line with their school’s format. This will be given to the independent assessor prior to the lesson observation. A short professional dialogue (approximately 15 minutes) about the observed lesson will follow.   
  • A professional panel discussion, which will assess the apprentices’ knowledge, skills and behaviours required of a teacher with regard to the PGTA teacher standard. The professional panel discussion will be held between the apprentice and a panel, composed of the independent assessor, a representative from the apprenticeship training provider and a representative from the employer who has been involved in the apprentice’s training and development (such as professional mentor or support tutor).
  • The independent assessor will assess the content of the professional panel discussion and evidence shared. The apprentice is encouraged to bring with them a portfolio of work completed during Initial Teaching Training. The portfolio will not be assessed but will provide the apprentice with an aid during the professional discussion. South Farnham SCITT provide apprentices with a copy of an ‘EPA5 Part 2 Checklist’ to complete prior to their end point assessment. The purpose of this is to support apprentices with identifying evidence to demonstrate the ways they have met part two of the Teachers’ Standards.
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