Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Advanced Level 5

About This Course

There’s no better time to be an HLTA – the evolution of the classroom environment means demand is higher than ever for talented teaching assistants who can take on new responsibilities and challenges.

An HLTA with specialist skills can be an indispensable member of the teaching team, able to perform a variety of important duties such as cover for teachers during absence, and offer 1-to-1 support to pupils with more complex needs.

This is an advanced level 5 course that both expands on established HLTA concepts in more detail, and focuses on the more specialist areas of the role, such as helping individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN).

Course Benefits

This is extended course comprising of 10 in-depth units that you will study at your own pace, from the comfort of your own home.

On completing the course you will find yourself better equipped to deal with the requirements of working as a senior HLTA, expanding on your current skills and allowing you to take on greater responsibilities in your role.

This course will:

• Enable you to embrace workplace challenges by developing your knowledge, understanding and skills
• Broaden your knowledge on how to support pupils, especially those with additional and complex needs
• Take on more responsibility in the classroom by assisting with lesson planning, creating support materials, and managing other support staff
• Enable you to work with teachers to raise teaching standards within the school as well as ensure students are able to reach their true potential
• Boost your earning potential and salary grade.

More importantly, you will be ready to progress in your uniquely fulfilling career that will be both challenging and rewarding.

Course Units

Unit 1: Communication and Positive Relationships

• How to develop positive relationships in the classroom
• Why communication is important
• Principles and practices that contribute to positive relationship building

Unit 2: Supporting Teachers in their Absence

• Specified work
• How HLTAs teach
• The planning, delivery and assessment process

Unit 3: Focused Classroom Teaching

• The role of focused teaching
• How the HLTA helps students, the teacher and learning
• Teaching styles and techniques

Unit 4: Creating a Safe Learning Environment

• How you can help to create a safe space for students
• Risk management
• Ways to create safe spaces for students

Unit 5: Challenging Behaviour, Communication and Complaints

• The different types of challenging behaviour you may encounter
• Reasons for challenging behaviour
• Behaviour management techniques

Unit 6: Supporting Child Development

• How to increase awareness of child development
• Child development skills
• How you can support child development

Unit 7: Being a Reflective Teacher

• Reflective practice
• How to build reflective practice into teaching
• The importance of professional development

Unit 8: Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Children and Young People

• The SEND Code of Practice
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Schools
• Reducing Discrimination in Schools

Unit 9: Developing Planning and Assessments to Meet Individual Needs

• Improving Outcomes
• Careers Advice and Support
• Curriculum and assessment planning

Unit 10: Supporting Individuals with Autism with Communication and Social Interaction

• Speech Delays and Autism
• Conditions that Impact Autism
• The Person Centred Approach

Assessment

There is no face-to-face element and no exams in this course, which is assessed based on a series of written assignments and questions (requiring descriptive answers) that will test your course knowledge on a unit by unit basis. Within these assignments, you will need to be able to demonstrate your knowledge to your personal tutor, as well as be able to reflect on your practice when applied within the workplace.

You can enrol on this course at any time, making it ideal for those wishing to combine their studies with their existing job commitments. All we ask is that you complete these units within a year of your registration.

Required Knowledge

There are no requirements to have completed any courses to be able to enrol on this course – you do not have to be employed as a Teaching Assistant either.

Awarding Body

Support

Upon registration you will receive immediate access to a course your assessments and a comprehensive study guide. In addition, you’ll receive the continuous support of your very own personal tutor as well as access to our student support team who’ll always be on hand to answer any queries.