Currently, 30,000 holders of the award work within the education system with children aged from three to 16 years.
The status was introduced in 2003 following a national agreement on raising standards and tackling workload in schools. The Training and Development Agency (TDA) awards HLTA status to school support staff who successfully demonstrate the agreed national professional standards through one of the assessment and training programmes available across England.
The range of duties carried out by HLTAs is different in each school. They work under the supervision of a classroom teacher and report to the school's head teacher, deputy, head of year or SENCO. The role involves working closely with teachers to provide support for teaching and learning activities with individuals, groups and whole classes across the curriculum.
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