HLTA and Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP)

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a qualification in Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP)and Higher Level Teaching Assistant. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP) and Higher Level Teaching Assistant is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP)and Higher Level Teaching Assistant bundlecourse is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

This course will help staff to improve the lives of people who display challenging behaviour as it is concerned with how staff can support children and young people to replace the behaviours with positive actions.

This home learning programme has been developed to enable those working, or hoping to work, in the role of ‘Higher Level teaching assistant’ (HLTA), to acquire and develop a level of understanding and skills that will help them to do this effectively.

Key Topics

Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP)

Module 1: What is Behaviour?
Module 2: What is Challenging Behaviour?
Module 3: Assessment of Challenging Behaviour
Module 4: Strategies to Minimise Effects 
Module 5: Physical Intervention
Module 6: Recording, Monitoring and Record Keeping
Module 7: Challenging Behaviour and Mental health
Module 8: Learning Disabilities
Module 9: Sensory Issues and Autism
Module 10: Legislation

Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)

Unit 1: Communication and Positive Relationships
Unit 2: Curriculum, Planning and Assessment
Unit 3: Child Development
Unit 4: Personal Professional Development
Unit 5: Equality and Diversity and Inclusion

Assessments

The Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP) & Higher Level Teaching Assistant courseis marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 420 hours of your time studying for the Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP) & Higher Level Teaching Assistant course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 8 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but  if you could spare 16 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 2 Award in Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP) &  Level 4 Diploma in Higher Level Teaching Assistant in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

What's Included

1. All textbooks, study folders, and/or online learning aids designed for distance learning
2. A full range of student services, including:

• Tutor marked assessments (TMAs)
• Access to the online student portal (Student Chat, Forums and Online Support Resources)
• NUS Extra Card (discounted membership)
• Comprehensive Study Guide & Study Plan
• Guide to Effective Study Techniques
• How to approach exams without fear

3. An accredited award upon successful course completion directly from the awarding body NCFE
4. One year's educational support by e-mail, post, fax or phone
5. Free postage and packaging for UK mainland students

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course.  This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Challenging Behaviour Children and Young People (CYP) & Higher Level Teaching Assistant and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

As a teaching assistant you would support teachers with their everyday work in the classroom, so that they can concentrate on teaching.

Higher Level Teaching Assistant As a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) you would have more responsibility.