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• About Us
  • –  What we do
  • –  What you can expect from KAA
  • –  Who we work with
  • –  Edge Hill University partnership
• Our Associates
  • –  Karen Ardley
  • –  Val Jones
  • –  Jane Walton
  • –  Alistair Bryce-Clegg
  • –  Carol Redmond
  • –  Amanda Savory
  • –  Nick Sparks
  • –  Hywel Roberts
  • –  Vicky Coxon
  • –  Irene Moore
  • –  Lynn Moran
  • –  Kath Perrin
• Programmes
  • Leadership:
  • –  Leading Learning from the Middle
  • –  Leading and Managing Change
  • –  Skills for School Leadership
  • –  Evaluating Your School
  • –  Observing and improving learning
  • –  Leading and motivating your team
  • –  Leader of professional learning
  • –  Stepping up into senior leadership
  • –  Leading and managing EYFS
  • –  SUMMER SCHOOL 2011
  • –  Testimonials
  • –  KAA TESTIMONIALS
  • Classroom Practitioner:
  • –  The Learning Classroom
  • –  Assessment for learning
  • –  Creativity with Control: The creative classroom - KS1 and KS2
  • –  Enabling environments (EYFS)
  • –  Profiling in the EYFS
  • Teaching Assistant:
  • –  Supporting learning in Literacy
  • –  Supporting learning in mathematics
  • –  Passport to Classroom Support
• International
  • –  Who we work with
  • –  Advertised Programmes
  • –  United Arab Emirates
• Resources
  • –  Links
  • –  Ofstedweb site
  • –  HLTA Standardsweb site
• Contact Us

Kath Perrin

Following a successful, varied and very enjoyable teaching career, Kath left primary headship to take up one of the first Local Authority posts specifically created to establish training and development for teaching assistants. Within three years Kath was leading a team which provided a wide range of training and development opportunities and advice on qualifications and career pathway for all school support staff. Kath developed and lead the Higher Level Teaching Assistant Programme and has experience as a HLTA assessor. From 2005 she undertook the wider remit of School Workforce Development Adviser which involved working closely with the Training & Development Agency for schools and NW Local Authority colleagues on a wide range of workforce development initiatives involving both teachers and support staff. Kath passionately believes that there is no sustainable school improvement without continued professional development for all school staff. Having worked for two years as a multi-tasking part-time as a teaching assistant/lunchtime supervisor/office administrator before training to teach, Kath understands the support staff roles from the perspective of both the employer and employee.

Evaluations from Support staff programmes that Kath has facilitated on behalf of KAA:

'Kath is confident, knowledgeable, friendly.  A good teacher, very professional and passionate. The event was fantastic and very valuable.  It seemed that students got a lot out of the course regardles of prior knowledge. Empowerment comes to mind.'

'This course really helped me to feel part of the team, to understand and feel proud of my role and to feel confident asking for help.'