LSA Performance management Pack

Develop a confident, reflective and highly skilled LSA team with this complete Professional Development, Coaching and Review Toolkit.

Designed for SENCOs, Inclusion Leads and school leaders, this practical pack provides a consistent framework for supporting LSA development, monitoring intervention quality, recognising strengths and improving outcomes for pupils.

The pack includes:

An 18-page LSA Professional Development Pathway
A progressive four-stage framework: Effective, Skilled, Advanced and Expert Practitioner
Clear professional expectations, progression criteria and examples of suitable evidence
Detailed guidance showing how LSAs can achieve each expectation
An annual review cycle covering target setting, observation, evaluation and future planning
A professional evidence log and annual reflection template
An editable LSA Coaching Conversation Sheet
An editable LSA Annual Review Form
An editable LSA Session Observation Form

The coaching sheet supports constructive conversations by exploring successes, current challenges, contributing factors, possible strategies, agreed actions and evidence of impact.

The annual review form provides space to celebrate achievements, evaluate impact on pupils, review previous objectives, discuss professional learning and set clear development priorities for the following year.

The session observation form helps leaders review previous targets, record lesson content and resources, evaluate pupil and LSA talk, assess intervention effectiveness, identify progress and agree focused next steps.

This toolkit is ideal for:

LSA performance development and appraisal
SEND and inclusion quality assurance
Intervention monitoring
Coaching and mentoring
Professional-development planning
Building leadership and specialist expertise
Supporting consistent, evidence-informed practice

Suitable for primary, secondary and specialist settings. The resources can be used independently or together as a complete annual professional-development system for Learning Support Assistants.