There are now over 12,000 people (as of July 2006) who have higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) status. Find out what HLTAs can do for your school, and how you can support your staff to progress.
Use the links in this section for information about:
- how your staff can achieve HLTA status,
- the standards HLTAs have to meet,
- the support the school provides, and
- how HLTAs are being deployed.
What next?
Use the link on the right for contact details within your local authority.


