TQUK Higher Level Teaching Assistant Level 4 (HLTA)

In this unit, you will understand the functions of and requirements for being a higher level teaching assistant, including how to work as a team and share effective practice with colleagues.

In this unit, you’ll uncover the core components of mental health and well-being, such as happiness, confidence and engagement. You’ll analyse factors that influence individuals from infancy to early adulthood, such as language and academic ability. You’ll also gain insight into current legislation within the UK and how individual perceptions can be shaped by media, cultural or public surroundings. Finally, you’ll explore coping strategies and resilience building to better support and improve individuals’ mental health and well-being.

In this HLTA unit, you will understand the legislation around special educational needs and how it affects supporting learners. You will also understand the importance of equality, diversity, and inclusion legislation and codes of practice. Finally, you will learn how to support children and young people who have special educational needs.

In this unit, you will learn how to address challenging and inappropriate behaviour from children and young people. You will also explore the importance of effective policies and procedures and how to contribute to reviews of these.

In this unit, you will demonstrate how to support individuals and small groups of learners.

In this unit you will be explore effective communication with children, young people, colleagues, parents and carers.

In this unit, you will be able to show how to plan and deliver lessons that meet the objectives and intended outcomes of learning activities designed for a range of age groups and abilities. You will also examine how to use ICT skills to support teaching and learning.