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• Preparation for Assessment for Higher Level Teaching Assistant status
  

  Preparation for Assessment for Higher Level Teaching Assistant status

  If you have any specific questions after reading this information, please contact us: Email: HLTA.Enquiries@hants.gov.uk Phone: 01962 874820

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• Background
  

  Background

  There are 12 places per cohort/term.  If applications exceed this number, successful candidates will be offered a place on the following term.

   

  Higher Level Teaching Assistant status is achieved by undergoing a three-and-a-half-day preparation for assessment course delivered by an approved Provider of Preparation (e.g. Hampshire Teaching and Leadership College), followed by assessment by a Regional Provider of Assessment. The three-and-a-half-day course is coaching in preparation of material for assessment, it is not training for the HLTA role. There is an application process for places.

  • Preparation for Assessment for HLTA Status Handbook File
• Cost
  

  Cost

  The cost of gaining HLTA status is:

  Spring and Summer 2026 Sub £875 / SLA £335 / Full £1050

  *this includes £500 assessment fees

  The full amount will be charged to schools on completion of session 1.
• Eligibility
  

  Eligibility

  Teaching Assistants must have specified qualifications in literacy and numeracy and be able to write about how they have worked during the past year one-to-one, with a group and with a whole class (the latter without a teacher present). It is assumed candidates are working at the standards outlined in the attached document and have been for 1 + years. 

  • HLTA Standards Document File
• Qualifications
  

  Qualifications

  Applicants must have qualifications in numeracy and literacy. See Required Qualifications for details. Candidates without these qualifications can take access tests. These tests are to gain access to HLTA. They do not lead to a qualification and can be used for no other purpose. Please contact hlta.enquiries@hants.gov.uk for more information

  • Qualification List File
• Application Process and Dates
  

  Application Process and Dates

  To apply for a place on the course, you are kindly requested to submit the following completed documentation:

  • HLTA application form
  • copies of your numeracy and literacy certificates

  PLEASE NOTE:

  • Applications received after the deadline dates will be considered for the following term. 

  • Applications received without the correct certificates will not be accepted.  Please see 'Qualifications' section for full list of qualifications accepted.

  Please email all documents together as this forms the whole application (application form and certificates)

  Important: Please DO NOT post applications. All the required documentation should be scanned and emailed to HLTA.Enquiries@hants.gov.uk by the application deadlines detailed in the table below.

   

  There are 12 places per cohort/term. If applications exceed this number, successful candidates will be offered a place on the following term.

  Term	Application Deadline	Candidates Notified	Online Training date 1	Online Training date 2	Online Training date 3	Online Training date 4	Submit Work by	Assessment Window
  Autumn 2025	10 September   2025	17 September 2025	24 September 2025	8 October 2025	15 October 2025	12 November 2025	10   December   2025	17 December   2025 - 28   January 2026
  Spring 2026	5 January 2026	12 January 2026	19 January 2026	2 February 2026	9 February 2026	9 March 2026	20 April 2026	27 April - 1 June   2026
  Summer 2026	13 April 2026	20 April 2026	27 April 2026	5 May 2026	18 May 2026	3 June 2026	1 July 2026	8 July - 16   September 2026

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  • HLTA Application Form 2025 File