Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools - Level 3 Certificate

Do you wish to work with young people in schools? This course could be perfect for you.

This qualification will give you the insight infant you need to work as a teaching assistant in a variety of settings including a nursery, or junior school, special school, secondary school or independent school. It focuses on understanding, supporting, safeguarding and developing children and young people.

The Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools is ideal for those who are looking to pursue a career as a teaching assistant, supporting teachers in a classroom to ensure the pupils are able to derive the most benefit from a lesson.

The qualification covers both theoretical knowledge needed and the practical and competence based element, giving you the opportunity to conduct some of your learning in the workplace, as you are required to complete a work placement of at least 50 hours.

What will you learn?

• The structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
• Understand how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities
• How to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a work setting or on off-site visits
• How to communicate with children, young people and adults
• The importance of e-safety for children and young people
• How to contribute to planning learning activities

Benefits of this course:

• Achieve a nationally recognised Level 3 qualification
• Access to high-quality online content throughout the course
• Gain a range of key skills to aid career progression and earning potential
• No need to formally attend a classroom as the course is delivered online, meaning that you can learn in your own time
• Available fully funded through the Advanced Learner Loan
• Receive support and guidance from a dedicated team of qualified assessors/tutors

Why choose LCG?

• In 2015 we gained an outstanding 95% success rate with our learners.
• In 2015 we delivered over 49,000 qualifications.
• In 2015 over 100,000 learners used our learning content.

This qualification is designed for those working in unsupervised roles that support pupils’ learning in a school environment who want to confirm their competency in the role. There is a requirement for assessment in a real work environment so you must have a placement in a school environment.

This qualification is available in North East, North West, Yorkshire, East, Midlands, London, South East and South West.

You will be required to be working in a setting relevant to this qualification.

Teaching Assistant in a variety of settings:

Nursery
Infant School
Primary School
Special School
Secondary School
Independent School