Level 4 Certificate for Higher Level Teaching Assistants

Overview

As a qualified or experience Teaching Assistant, you will already be supporting pupils to develop and progress within the classroom. However, you may be looking for your next career progression.

This course will support your next career progression and give you the knowledge and skills you need. As a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant, you will be equipped to teach classes on your own and cover lessons when required. This makes you an invaluable source of support for your teacher and school.

Who is this course for

This course is for a qualified or experienced Teaching Assistant, who is already established within a Teaching Assistant role.

Key Information

• Demonstrate you have the 33 HLTA professional standards
• Made up of seven units
• 360 guided learning hours (Guided learning hours are the awarding bodies estimate of how long a student will need to spend studying to complete their qualification.)
• 36 credits at Level 4 (Credits can be used for “credit transfer” towards other qualifications. They can be added together and built up over time)
• This is a distance-learning course that can be completed in your own time
• Assignments will be accessed via the online learning portal when they are to be completed and returned to the course tutor for assessment.
• You will receive timely feedback to improve your work should you need to.
• Personal Tutoring and coaching from a qualified teacher (the importance of this cannot be underestimated).
• After the successful completion of the course, you will receive your nationally recognised certificate.
• Suggested completion time – ­­­­­­­­360 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT)* with completion taking up to one year.

*(TQT) is the total amount of time, in hours, expected to be spent by a Student to achieve a qualification. It includes both guided learning hours (which are listed separately) and hours spent in preparation, study, and assessment.

School Placement

To gain your Level 4 Higher-Level Teaching Assistant qualification you will be required to complete a minimum of fifty hours in a school-based placement. If you are already working in a school as a TA, then you can use this as your placement. If not you will need to seek paid or voluntary work in a school.

Units Covered

1. Understand the Higher Level Teaching Assistant role.
2. Child development and welfare.
3. Awareness of special educational needs.
4. Promoting positive behaviour in children and young people.
5. Providing support for individual learners and small groups.
6. Developing skills to promote positive working relationships.
7. Curriculum planning, delivery and assessment.

Entry Requirements

This course is for a qualified or experienced Teaching Assistant, who is already established within a Teaching Assistant role. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds. Ideally, you will hold a Level 2 in English and Maths. A proficient level of spoken and written English is essential.