Teaching Assistant Course

Providing hands-on support in the development of children, the role of a Teaching Assistant is very rewarding as well as being challenging and varied. This course has been put together to help you in deciding whether this is the job for you; with information and advice about what the role involves and how to go about filling it, should you wish to pursue a career in this area.

What You'll Learn from the Teaching Assistant Course

• About this Course

1. What You Need to Know
2. How Children Learn
3. Disabilities, Difficulties and Definitions
4. How to Support Learners
5. Additional Duties
6. Preparing for Interview and Continuing Professional Development

The Teaching Assistant Course begins by giving students an overview of what they will learn in each module.

As most of the students of this course will be studying to find out if this something they would like to pursue as a career, the 1st module talks about various aspects of the role. This includes information on: the qualities needed, income expectations, duties and responsibilities, safe guarding, school politics, equality and more.

From the moment they are born, children are learning, with each of the 5 senses creating a neurological pathway with each new experience, which get stronger with repetition of the experience; forming memories. Module 2 of the Teaching Assistant Course talks about the theories put forward by influential psychologists about how children learn, before discussing the national curriculum, and developmental milestones that children should be reaching at certain ages.

An important area for education professionals to be aware of, are the symptoms of and specific learning adjustments required for children with special educational needs. The 3rd module talks through this, imparting knowledge on: ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism spectrum disorder, and attachment disorder.

Paramount to the role, is the ability to support the development of children under your care. Module 4 of the Teaching Assistant Course talks through the areas in which you will aid children, and ideas of how to go about each, as well as how to track progress through various forms of assessment. Linking back to the previous module, this module also discusses SEN and the how to support the development of children on the SEN register.

If you are employed as a general teaching assistant, you may find that some of your role actually takes place away from the children. Ranging from lesson preparation and creating wall display to attending administrative tasks, the 5th module of the course talks you through the additional duties you may be expected to fulfil, but may not necessarily be in the job description.

The final module talks students though applying, and attending an interview, for a Teaching Assistant position, before moving onto explain the various job roles within a school and what they mean. Also provided are a glossary of special needs and a list of common acronyms found in education.

Who Would Benefit from the Course?

This course is designed to provide information to those who are considering starting a job as a Teaching Assistant, but would first like to get a better understanding of the role and what they need to know and understand to be successful in this career.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Teaching Assistant Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace. The course comes with a course assessment in the form of quizzes, written questions and short essays, once you have completed your course assessment please email or post it back to us for marking, you will then receive your feedback and certificates.

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Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included