TQUK (HLTA) Level 4 Certificate for Higher Level Teaching Assistants (RQF) Qualification

Units Covered

Unit 1 – Understand the Higher-Level Teaching Assistant Role

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand the functions of and requirements for being a Higher-Level Teaching Assistant
• Understand the requirements for continuing professional development specific to the role of the Higher-Level Teaching Assistant
• Understand how to work as a team and share effective practice with colleagues.

Unit 2 – Child development and welfare

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand the phases of child development.
• Be able to analyse the factors that affect children’s development.
• Understand the impact that parents and carers can have on the welfare and development of a child.
• Understand how support frameworks can influence the development and welfare of children and young people.

Unit 3 – Awareness of special educational needs

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand the special educational needs code of practice and disabilities legislation which relate to supporting learners.
• Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and codes of practice.
• Understand how to support children and young people who have special educational needs.
• Understand the special educational requirements of learners with sensory and/or physical impairments.
• Understand how to provide support for children and young people with English as an additional language.

Unit 4 – Promoting positive behaviour in children and young people.

Learner Outcomes:

• Understand policies and procedures which promote positive behaviour in children and young people.
• Promote positive behaviours in children and young people.
• Address challenging and inappropriate behaviour from children and young people.
• Contribute to reviews of behaviour and behaviour management policies.

Unit 5 – Providing support for individual learners and small groups.

Learner Outcomes:

• Provide support for individual learners.
• Provide support for small groups of learners.

Unit 6 – Developing skills to promote positive working relationships.

Learner Outcomes:

• Be able to communicate with children, young people, colleagues, parents and carers.
• Be able to work collaboratively with colleagues.

Unit 7 – Curriculum planning, delivery, and assessment

Learner Outcomes:

• Plan and deliver lessons which meet the objectives and intended outcomes of learning activities designed for a range of age groups and abilities.
• Understand how to use ICT skills to support teaching and learning.
• Use a range of strategies to set learning objectives and monitor progress and attainment.
• Be able to monitor learners’ progress through maintaining and analysing records.