- Level
- Postgraduate
- Duration
- 2 terms part time
- Mode
- Part-time
- Subject
- Education
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Next intake
- SEP 2026
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.
Entry requirements
| Other conditions | 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… |
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English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.0 overall |
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Minimum standard – IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) for study at undergraduate level.
Fees
UK students: £900 per year
UK/Home: £900 per year
Start dates
September 2026 / January 2027 / May 2026
Application deadline
No fixed deadline — apply as early as possible. Applications close when the course is full.
Campus
- Waterside Campus, Northampton, United Kingdom
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