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The Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate for Higher Level Teaching Assistants (RQF) aims to help learners understand the roles, responsibilities, and interactions in education and training.

• The qualification is suitable for learners who are 16 years and above.
• Learners are required to be working within a school as a teaching assistants.

• Getting Started with the Course
  Getting Started With the Course
• Induction Form
  Induction Form
• Registration Entry Form
  Registration Entry Form
• Qualifications Specifications
  Focus Awards Level 4 Certificate for Higher Level Teaching Assistants (quals)
• Assignment Preparation Guideline
  Assignment Preparation Guideline
  Beginners Guide to Referencing
• Guideline for Observation
  Guideline for the Observation Session
• Unit 01: Professional Knowledge and Development for Higher Level Teaching Assistants
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Understand What a Higher Level Teaching Assistant Is and What Is Required of a Higher Level Teaching Assistant
  1. Purpose of a Higher Level Teaching Assistant
  2. Role of a Higher Level Teaching Assistant
• Lo2: Understand the Continuing Professional Development (Cpd) Requirements for Higher Level Teaching Assistants
  1. Purpose of CPD and How it Affects Practice
  2. Use of Advice and Feedback to Improve Performance
• Lo3: Understand How to Work as a Team Member and Identify Opportunities for Working With Colleagues, Managing Their Work Where Appropriate and Sharing the Development of Effective Practice With Them
  1. Importance of Team Work and Identifying Different Team Roles
  2. Workplace Collaboration
  3. Managing and Developing the Effective Practice of Appropriate Team Members
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 01
• Unit 02: Child Development and Well-being
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Know the Different Stages of Child Development
  1. Stages of Physical, Social and Intellectual Development
  Lo2: Know the Factors That Can Influence and Affect Children’s Development and How These Practice
  1.External and Personal Factors that Affect Child Development
  2.Theories to Support Development
  3. Types of Changes That Affect a Child’s Development or Wellbeing
  4. Referral Assessment of Special Educational Needs
• Lo3: Understand How to Recognise and Respect the Contribution That Parents and Carers Can Make to the Development and Wellbeing of Children and Young People
  1. Parents and Carers Contributions for the Development and Well-being of Children and Young People
• Lo4: Understand How Frameworks That Support the Development and Wellbeing of Children and Young People Impact Upon Their Practice
  1. Frameworks That Support Development and Well-being of Children
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 02
• Unit 03: Supporting Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Understand How to Support Learners in Accessing the Curriculum in Accordance With the Special Educational Needs (Sen) Code of Practice and Disabilities Legislation
  1. Legal Entitlement of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
• Lo2: Understand How to Promote Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion When Working With Children and Young People
  1. Legislation and Codes of Practice to Promote Equality and Diversity
  2. Experience and Impact of Prejudice and Discrimination and Applying Principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Lo3: Understand How to Support Children and Young People With Learning Difficulties
  1. Types of Special Educational Needs and Ways of Supporting Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties
• Lo4: Know and Understand the Special Educational Needs for Learners With Sensory and/or Physical Needs
  1. Effects of a Disability on Children and Young People
  2. Nature of Sensory or Physical Needs and Roles and Responsibilities of Others and Assistive Technology
• Lo5: Understand How to Support Children and Young People With English as an Additional Language
  1. Language and Vocabulary Appropriate to the Age of the Learner, Level of Understanding and Proficiency
  2. Ways of Introducing Words and Language Structures
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 03
• Unit 04: Promoting Childen and Young Peoples Positive Behaviour
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Understand the Policies and Procedures for Promoting Positive Behaviour
  1. Policies and Procedures to Promote Positive Behaviour
  2. Importance of Consistency and Fairness When Applying Boundaries and Rules for Behaviour
• Lo2: Be Able to Promote the Positive Values and Attitudes and Behaviour Expected From Children and Young People
  1. Promoting Positive Values, Attitudes and Behaviour
  2. Ways of Establishing Ground Rules
  3. Effective Strategies to Promote Positive Values, Attitudes and Behaviour
• Lo3: Be Able to Respond to Inappropriate and Challenging Behaviour From Children and Young People
  1. Patterns and Triggers of Challenging behaviour and Actions
  2. Inappropriate and Challenging Behaviour Management
  3. Supporting Children and Young People to Identify and Avoid Inappropriate Behaviour
  4. How to Deal with Bullying, Harassment or Oppressive Behaviour
• Lo4: Be Able to Contribute to Reviews of Behaviour and Behaviour Policies
  1. Contributing to Reviews of Behaviour and Behaviour Policies
• Observation Checklist
  Observation Report – Unit 4
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 04
• Unit 05: Working with Individual and Groups of Learners
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Understand Working With Individuals and With Small Groups
  1. Preparing the Resources Required for Planned Learning Activities
  2. Developing and Adapting Resources to Meet the Needs of Individuals and Group
  3. Learning Support Strategies to Meet the Needs of Individuals and Group
  4. Health, Safety, Security and Access Requirements of the Learning Environment
  5. Giving Attention to Learners for Balancing the Needs of Individuals and Group
  6. Assessing Learners’ Participation and Progress in Activities
  7. How to Provide Feedback Effectively
  8. Evaluating How Own Knowledge, Understanding and Skills Impact on Practice of Individuals and Group
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 05
• Unit 06: Positive Working Relationships
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Communicate Effectively and Sensitively With Children, Young People, Colleagues, Parents and Carers
  1. Effective Communication with Children and Colleagues
  2. Communicating Effectively with Parents and Carers
  3. Commitment to Collaborative and Cooperative Working with Colleagues
• Observation Checklist
  Observation Report – Unit 6
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 06
• Unit 07: Curriculum Planning, Monitoring, Delivery and Assesment
• Study Materials
• Lo1: Be Able to Teach Challenging, Wellorganised Lessons Across the Age and Ability Range
  1. Teaching Strategies
  2. Designing Opportunities for Learners to Develop Their literacy, Numeracy, ICT and Thinking and Learning Skills
  3. How Learners’ Prior Knowledge and Attainment Enables Them to Meet Learning Objectives
  4. Appropriate Language to Suit the Age and Ability of Learners
  5. Management of Individual, Group and Whole-Class Learning
  6. Appropriate Teaching to Suit the Stage of the Lesson and the Needs of the Learners
• Lo2: Be Able to Use Ict Skills to Advance Learning
  1. Opportunities for Using ICT to Support Pupils’ Learning and Its Impact
  2. Encouraging Pupils to Use ICT to Solve Problems, Work Collaboratively and Find Out New Information
• Lo3: Be Able to Use an Appropriate Range of Strategies for Setting Learning Objectives and Monitoring Progress and Attainment
  1. Providing Constructive Feedback
  2. Supporting and Guiding Learners
  3. Using Assessment to Diagnose Learner’s Needs
• Lo4: Be Able to Maintain and Analyse Records of Learners’ Progress
  1. Monitoring Learners’ Learning Progress
• Observation Checklist
  Observation Report – Unit 7
• Assignment
  HLTA Unit 07
• Assignment Submission Checklist
  Assignment Submission Checklist
• Submit Your Assignments – Level 4 Certificate for Higher Level Teaching Assistants
  Submit Your Assignments
  
  

The qualification assessments will be taken through written assignments, obervations and the submission of other work product  by the learner. The learner can achieve the qualification after the portfolio (written assignments,obervations and other work-product) are internally and externally quality-assured.

Assessment activities consist of written assignments, observation reports from the workplace signed by the learner’s superior or colleague, and proof of placement given by a designated person from the learner’s workplace. The assessor evaluates all of these. All assignments must be submitted through the designated online portal. To achieve a Pass, all learning outcomes must be met.

Total Qualification Time (TQT) includes Guided Learning Hours (GLH) as well as the estimated hours a learner spends on independent activities such as preparation, study, and assessment, under the guidance but not direct supervision of a lecturer, supervisor, or tutor. The credit value for this qualification is determined by TQT. The Total Qualification Time for this qualification is 380 hours.

Total Credit value 36.

Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for this qualification include all the time spent in contact with a lecturer, supervisor, tutor, trainer, or other relevant education or training providers. This encompasses guidance, supervision, and any other forms of direct interaction between the learner and these educational professionals.

Guided Learning Hours for this qualification is 110.

With this certificate, learners will be able to explore various career options. Just a few examples are shown below:

• Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
• Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant
• Behaviour Support Assistant
• Child Development and Well-Being Practitioner
• Learning Support Assistant