Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Program Overview

This Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) program supports teaching assistants in progressing to the HLTA role. Through online sessions, preparation support, and assessment, candidates develop expertise in various curriculum areas. Upon completion, participants earn recognized HLTA status, enhancing their career opportunities and fostering collaboration among education professionals in the East Midlands region.

Program Outline

HLTA status is recognition of your ability to work at a higher level with increased responsibility. Working towards this goal can be regarded as a natural progression for able and experienced support staff within education.

Outline:

• Course Content: HLTA’s work under the guidance of a teacher within clearly defined roles and responsibilities relevant to their own educational settings.
They are experienced practitioners who offer specialist support for learning. A HLTA in a primary school, for example, might give support across the curriculum but with particular expertise to support progress in numeracy, literacy, music or art and design.
• Course Details: HLTAs are highly skilled and have good knowledge of specific aspects of the curriculum.
You will be able to undertake whole class teaching activities under the guidance of a teacher, with teachers remaining the leaders and experts in the classroom. The particular responsibilities of an individual HLTA is decided by the school management. This will include completion of tasks (the written element) and gathering of supporting evidence. These six preparation sessions are designed to address all the HLTA standards in relation to your work in your own educational setting. You will have the opportunity to dissect and critically reflect on your practice with likeminded colleagues across a variety of educational contexts.
• Session Schedule: Each HLTA programme involves six 2.5 hour online sessions and ongoing support.
The sessions take place within school working hours, the sessions currently run from 12.30pm to 3pm, all sessions must be attended (online).
• September Cohort 2024:
• Session 1: Thursday 12 September
• Session 2: Friday 13 September
• Session 3: Thursday 19 September
• Session 4: Friday 20 September
• Session 5: Thursday 17 October
• Session 6: Friday 18 October
• Application deadline: 6 September by midday
• October Cohort 2024:
• Session 1: Tuesday 1 October
• Session 2: Thursday 3 October
• Session 3: Tuesday 8 October
• Session 4: Thursday 10 October
• Session 5: Tuesday 12 November
• Session 6: Thursday 14 November
• Application deadline: 25 September by midday
• November Cohort 2024:
• Session 1: Wednesday 20 November
• Session 2: Thursday 21 November
• Session 3: Wednesday 27 November
• Session 4: Thursday 28 November
• Session 5: Wednesday 22 January
• Session 6: Thursday 23 January

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods: Online facilitated learning (also know as Preparation for Assessment) within the university approved interactive platform.

Other:

• Regional Provider of Assessment: We are recognised as one of the leading national providers of Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) programmes and are the sole Regional Provider of Assessment (RPA) of HLTA candidates in the East Midlands, Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk regions.
• Benefits: Candidates can also benefit from:
• interactions with colleagues across the East Midlands area (Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland) and Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
• being awarded National Assessment Partnership HLTA Status