Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (Level 3)

This qualification is aimed at support workers and teaching assistants in schools who directly support teachers in the teaching and learning of pupils.

The Level 3 Certificate aims to allow learners to understand the role and responsibilities of those involved in supporting teaching and learning in schools. This will help to build the knowledge of development in children and young people.

You will build the knowledge and skills needed to work directly with children and young people and in schools or colleges, including:

• Schools and colleges as organisations
• Support health and safety in a learning environment
• Understand how to safeguard children and young people
• Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Understand how children and young people develop
• Support positive behaviour in children and young people
• Support children and young people during learning activities
• Support English and Maths skills
• Support the use of ICT in the learning environment
• Support assessment for learning
• Engage in personal and professional development

This course is aimed to focus on the study of supporting teaching and learning, offer a breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge, as well as provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills.