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Higher Level Teaching Assistants

Higher level teaching assistants (HLTA’s) assist teachers with their day-to-day classroom work, the provision and planning of and the creation of lesson materials. HLTA’s teach classes on their own and may be trained in relevant learning strategies such as literacy. They may support students with special/additional needs and work in special and additional needs schools.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£9,876
£19,718
£30,168

New workers start around £9,876. Normal pay is £19,718 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £30,168.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 226,897 vacancies for this type of job

1.44%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.

  • Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children’s work.

  • Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities.

  • Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories.

  • Manages and supports other teaching assistants.

  • Assess, record and report on pupils' progress.

  • Gives lessons to classes and individual students independently of the teacher.

  • Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.

  • Assists with development of lesson plans and materials.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Working With Children

  • Psychology

  • Due Diligence

  • Autism Spectrum Disorders

  • Learning Support

  • Classroom Management

  • Mental Health

  • Numeracy

  • Lesson Planning

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Teaching

  • Communication

  • English Language

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Mathematics

  • Enthusiasm

  • Planning

  • Management

  • Empathy

  • Patience

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Applied Education Studies

Nottingham College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Primary Education with QTS

Bishop Grosseteste University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lincoln · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Primary Teaching (QTS)

University of Chichester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bognor Regis · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

PGDE Primary (Graduates only)

University of the West of Scotland

PGDES · 1 Year · Full-time · Hamilton · 08/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Physical Education

Southampton, Solent University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Southampton · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Primary Education with QTS

University of Winchester

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Winchester · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 112/120

Primary

Stranmillis University College

BEd (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Belfast · 09/2025

Tariff points: 136/136

Education Studies

DN Colleges Group

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Scunthorpe · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 32/32

Primary Education

Durham University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Durham · 29/09/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

Primary Education with SEND

University of Sunderland

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sunderland · 15/09/2025

Tariff points: 104/120

Teaching and Learning

University Centre Truro and Penwith

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Truro · 22/09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Education Studies (Primary)

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 08/09/2025

Tariff points: N/A

Education and Learning (Top-up)

South Thames College Group (inc Carshalton, South Thames and Kingston College)

BA (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Carshalton · 09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

Primary Education (QTS)

Canterbury Christ Church University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Canterbury · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Primary Education (QTS)

Middlesex University

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 09/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Primary Education

University Centre Peterborough

FD · 2 Years · Full-time · Peterborough · 09/2025

Tariff points: 48/48

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