Course description
If you’re passionate about giving children the support they need to reach their full potential in school, working as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) could be the fulfilling career you are looking for.
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Training Course Content
Unit 1: Communication and Positive Relationships
- How to develop positive relationships in the classroom
- Why communication is important
- Principles and practices that contribute to positive relationship building
Unit 2: Supporting Teachers in their Absence
- Specified work
- How HLTAs teach
- The planning, delivery and assessment process
Unit 3: Focused Classroom Teaching
- The role of focused teaching
- How the HLTA helps students, the teacher and learning
- Teaching styles and techniques
Unit 4: Creating a Safe Learning Environment
- How you can help to create a safe space for students
- Risk management
- Ways to create safe spaces for students
Unit 5: Challenging Behaviour, Communication and Complaints
- The different types of challenging behaviour you may encounter
- Reasons for challenging behaviour
- Behaviour management techniques
Unit 6: Supporting Child Development
- How to increase awareness of child development
- Child development skills
- How you can support child development
Unit 7: Being a Reflective Teacher
- Reflective practice
- How to build reflective practice into teaching
- The importance of professional development
Unit 8: Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Children and Young People
- The SEND Code of Practice
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Schools
- Reducing Discrimination in Schools
Unit 9: Developing Planning and Assessments to Meet Individual Needs
- Improving Outcomes
- Careers Advice and Support
- Curriculum and assessment planning
Unit 10: Supporting Individuals with Autism with Communication and Social Interaction
- Speech Delays and Autism
- Conditions that Impact Autism
- The Person Centred Approach
Course delivery details
This is extended course comprising of 10 in-depth units that you will study at your own pace, from the comfort of your own home.
There is no face-to-face element and no exams in this course, which is assessed based on a series of written assignments and questions (requiring descriptive answers) that will test your course knowledge on a unit by unit basis. Within these assignments, you will need to be able to demonstrate your knowledge to your personal tutor, as well as be able to reflect on your practice when applied within the workplace.
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