CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning

This teaching assistant qualification is the ideal route to employment in a supporting role in schools as a classroom assistant.

To begin working as a teaching assistant or progress to level 3 roles, a CACHE teaching assistant course is perfect as you will achieve a fully recognised qualification that schools like their staff to hold. When you pass, the course results in a Level 3 certification from one of the most renown awarding bodies in the care and education sector- CACHE.

This course is fully recognised by Ofqual and Ofsted and the perfect qualification for anyone looking to start working in a school environment.

The CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning has been created specifically to teach the skills needed to begin working in schools and develops understanding of the legislation, relationships and developmental techniques that are required for this role.

The course covers the skills needed to fulfil many different roles within the classroom and covers tasks directly related to working with children and young people. With CACHE certification included, this Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning is a great first step for anyone wanting to start a career in a school environment. This course covers communication and professional relationships with children, young people, and adults as the first unit. This is a great first step into the course and really introduces you to what your course will entail.

Study Time: 120 hours

Enrolment length: 12 months

Course Format: Paper Based

Assignments: 4

This course comes with CACHE qualification included at no additional cost. CACHE are the UK’s leading awarding body in the care and education sectors and are work-renowned for the work which they do. Their courses are seen as an industry standard and many employers specifically request CACHE certification when recruiting new people into a role.

Course Content

Unit 1: Schools and Colleges as Organisations

• Learning Outcome 1 – Understand the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
• Learning Outcome 2 – Understand how schools and colleges are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities
• Learning Outcome 3 – Understand teamwork in schools and colleges
• Learning Outcome 4 – Understand educational ethos, mission, aims and values
• Learning Outcome 5 – Understand the purpose of policies and procedures in education

Unit 2: Support Health and Safety in a Learning Environment

• Learning Outcome 1 – Understand how to plan and provide environments that support children and young people’s health and safety
• Learning Outcome 2 – Understand how to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a learning environment or during off-site visits
• Learning Outcome 3 – Understand how to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
• Learning Outcome 4 – Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness in the learning environment and during off-site visits
• Learning Outcome 5 – Understand own role in assisting in the administration of medication

Unit 3: Understand How to Safeguard Children and Young People

• Learning Outcome 1 – Understand legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Learning Outcome 2 – Understand how to work in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
• Learning Outcome 3 – Understand the need to ensure children and young people’s safety and protection in the learning environment
• Learning Outcome 4 – Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
• Learning Outcome 5 – Understand how to work with children and young people to support their well-being

Unit 4: Understand How Children and Young People Develop

• Learning Outcome 1 – Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to nineteen years
• Learning Outcome 2 – Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice
• Learning Outcome 3 – Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern

Assessments

This course is assessed through tutor marked assignments which must be sent to your tutor for marking. You will then be provided with feedback and a mark on your work from your tutor within 4 working days. After each assignment has been sent off and marked as complete you will have passed the course and will receive your certification.

Method

All of the shipping costs for our courses are included in the enrolment fees and we offer worldwide shipping free of charge. This means you can get started on your course for much less without the hassle of paying expensive postage costs- you can leave these to us. All of our courses are printed, bound and shipped to you first class, within 1 working day, so you can get enrolled and get started on your new course in no time at all.

Tutor Support

All of our courses come with full tutor support throughout so that you can benefit from the best education. Our tutor support team includes a number of professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds- each one an expert in their own field with tutoring experience in abundance. Students at Oakwood are assigned a personal tutor who provides help and support throughout their course and will mark all of your assignments so that you have the personal touch of an industry expert there to help at all times. This tutor support is completely unlimited- which means you can contact your tutor and ask as many questions as you need when working through your course. With this support you will never feel alone on one of our courses and you will always be backed by a professionally qualified team dedicated to your success.

Enrolment Length

All of our courses are allocated plenty of time for students to complete their studies and all materials are self-led so that you can complete the course at your own pace. Should you require additional time on one of our courses you can extend your enrolment by 30 days for an additional fee of £60.

As well as this we operate a 14 day money back guarantee on every one of our qualifications- that’s how confident we are of how you will love studying with us!

Anyone looking to become a teaching assistant and work in a school.

No requirements.

Teaching Assistant, classroom assistants, teaching in schools, teachers