LSAs in FE. What is your timetable like?

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I know that many are paid for the hours that they do and pro rata of a salary but does that include prep time and if so, how much prep time do you get if on a full timetable?

My sister used to be a LSA in FE. She didn't get prep time because she wasn't expected to do any prep. She had a full timetable of lessons supporting 2 or 3 students who needed scribes or readers while in their ordinary lessons.

How much prep do you think you are going to need to do?

Thanks Dragon for replying. I don't suppose that I will need much prep time but since the job spec says to contribute to resources so that they meet the learner's needs and to liaise with the tutors then surely it has to be done out of the lesson no?

I'm not sure. Like I said, it was my sister who had the job, hopefully someone who has done it themselves will be along soon to answer. I suppose it will probably depend on which students you have allocated to you, and what their needs are. If all they need is somebody to scribe their notes for them so they're legible then there's minimal prep work involved, if they need everything printed bigger due to visual impairment then that will take a bit of time, if they need everything re-written in more accessible language then that will take a lot of time and you would need to negotiate your pay/hours accordingly.

Thanks for your input.

In our college we get 10% admin time. I do 11 hours which includes one hour of admin time to fill in the online registers, set/review targets, type up any notes onto coloured paper, A3 etc, make any resources I need for a particular student and write the support notes/reviews on each student's ILP. Meetings/liaising with tutors is usually during break/lunch or at the start of the day before the students get in.

Thanks veg. That is useful to know. Is your 11 hours spread over two or more days?

2 days - 9-3.45 and 10-3.45 Fifteen minute breaktime and half an hour lunch. Just paid for contact hours and admin, term time only but spread across 12 months so I get paid in July and August even though the students are not in. Most colleagues do 15-25 hours

We get assigned to students/classes with LDAs/EHCs and follow their timetables. Its usually based on your particular skills eg if you are an expert in epilepsy and one of the students is known to have lots of seizures, you may get assigned to them, or if you have tons of experience with asd and there is a class with several students on the spectrum, you'd go there or if you are particularly skilled in a curriculum area eg, science/IT you may be given students following those courses. It depends on your skills and where the greatest need is

Lots of LSFs have young children so tend to work 9-3.30 but it really depends on the course, some timetables finish at 3 others go on until 6. Most run over 3 or 4 days a week so if you are doing 5 days 9-5 you will cover more than one class/student and share the support with another LSF

Thanks veg. My post is 21 hours. Really looking forward to it.