An accessible, user-friendly handbook designed to provide practical guidance and ideas to support Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs).

1. Intro 2. Your Role as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant 2. Collaborative Working 3. Developing Communication Skills: nonverbal 4. Developing Communication Skills: verbal 5. Pupil Diversity 6. Pupil Behaviour and Strategies 7. How Pupils Learn 8. Learning Theories and Strategies 9. Monitoring and Assessing Pupils 10. Developing your Subject-Specific Knowledge 11. Developing Resources and Using ICT 12. Observing in Classrooms 13. Your Professional Development

Sarah Younie is Principal Lecturer at De Montfort University with experience of teaching on the BA Honours Degree in Education Studies, PGCE secondary and Masters Programmes.

Susan Capel is Professor and Head of the School of Sport and Education at Brunel University.

Marilyn Leask is Professor of Education at Brunel University. She previously worked for the Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government and the Training and Development Agency for Schools.