Job Centre Plus - Assistant Teaching (HLTA)
Assistant Teaching Jobs
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teaching jobs, assistant teacher, higher level teaching assistant)
Teaching assistants provide support to teachers and pupils in primary and secondary schools.
Typical work activities include:
- helping children in all areas of the curriculum;
- assisting with the preparation of the learning environment;
- liaison with parents;
- maintaining pupil records;
- providing extra support to children with special needs or those who speak English as an additional language.
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Higher Level Teaching Assistants work in the school alongside the teacher,
providing valuable support for teaching and learning activities. You could be
working right across the curriculum, acting as a specialist assistant for a
specific subject or department or helping to plan lessons and develop support
materials..
The higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) programme is available to
school support staff in England, who have sought the support of their head
teacher and line manager.
There are potentially four steps to achieving HLTA status, which are:
- applying for funding
- training
- preparation for assessment
- assessment
