TQUK
    Level 4
    QN: 610/2729/7
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    TQUK Level 4 Diploma for Higher Level Teaching Assistants (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by TQUK. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 197 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 4
    Awarding Body
    TQUK
    Syllabus Units
    10 Units
    Guided Hours
    197 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Awareness of special educational needs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the special educational needscode of practice and disabilities legislation which relate to supporting learners.2.
    • Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and codes of practice.3.
    • Understand how to support children and young people who have special educational needs.4.
    • Understand the special educational requirements of learners with sensory and/or physical impairments.5.
    • Understand how to provide support for children and young people with English as an additional language.
    2

    Child development and welfare

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the phases of child development.2.
    • Be able to analyse the factors that affect children’s development.3.
    • Understand the impact that parents and carers can have on the welfare and development of a child.4.
    • Understand how support frameworks can influence the development and welfare of children and young people.
    3

    Curriculum planning, delivery and assessment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Plan and deliver lessons which meet the objectives and intended outcomes of learning activities designed for a range of age groups and abilities.2.
    • Understand how to use ICT skills to support teaching and learning.3.
    • 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
    4

    Developing skills to promote positive working relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate with children, young people, colleagues, parents and carers.2.
    • Be able to work collaboratively with colleagues.
    5

    Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is required for competence in own work role
    • Be able to reflect on practice
    • Be able to evaluate own performance
    • Be able to agree a personal development plan
    • Be able to use learning opportunities and reflective practice to contribute to personal development
    6

    Exploring Methodologies in Educational Research

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand a range of educational research and data analysis methods.2.
    • Understand issues associated with using research and systematic investigation.3.
    • Understand how to write up
    • report and disseminate a piece of educational research.
    7

    Promoting positive behaviour in children and young people

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand policies and procedures which promote positive behaviour in children and young people.2. Promote positive behaviours in children and young people.3. Address challenging and inappropriate behaviour from children and young people.4.
    • Contribute to reviews of behaviour and behaviour management policies.
    8

    Providing support for individual learners and small groups

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Provide support for individual learners.2. Provide support for small groups of learners.
    9

    Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People.

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people.
    • Understand the importance of working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people.
    • Understand the importance of ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the work setting.
    • Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed.
    • Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been bullied.
    • Understand how to work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing.
    • Understand the importance of e-safety for children and young people.
    10

    Understand the Higher Level Teaching Assistant role

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the functions of and requirements for being a Higher Level Teaching Assistant.2.
    • Understand the requirements for continuing professional development specific to the role of the Higher Level Teaching Assistant.3.
    • Understand how to work as a team and share effective practice with colleagues.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    610/2729/7
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    TQUK
    Qualification Type
    Occupational Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jun 2023