Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton
Course overview
This HLTA course is designed to support teaching assistants and other school support staff to progress to the role of Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA), recognising your experience and the specialist support you offer to your workplace. 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.
We cover the East Midlands, Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk regions. All taught elements of this programme are online, with six preparation sessions. The timing of preparation sessions are usually between 12.30pm – 3pm unless stated otherwise.
Key highlights
- Prepares experienced school support staff for Higher Level Teaching Assistant status
- HLTA status recognises ability to work with increased responsibility
- All taught elements delivered online through six preparation sessions
- Assessor interviews headteacher and teacher about your work against HLTA standards
- Covers East Midlands, Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk regions
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: interview — …take whole classes and that they and a teacher in the school will be interviewed by an assessor about how you meet the HLTA standards in the normal course of your work be able to prove that you have adva…
Scholarships
Alumni PGCE Bursary Award
This will be a £500 cash payment that will not have to be repaid and does not affect the payment of a student’s maintenance loans.
Up to £500Chevening Scholarships
Sir John Lowther Scholarship
The Sir John Lowther Scholarship provides financial awards of up to £2,000 to a postgraduate student within the Arts.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Higher Level Teaching Assistant
- Cover Supervisor
- Senior Teaching Assistant
- Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant
- Learning Support Assistant
Cost of study
UK/Home: £900 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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