Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning in Schools - Diploma NVQ Level 3

About this course

Benefits

Your opportunity to ensure that levels of care are to the national standard and to improve the quality of the service provided.

Who should attend

Suitable for people who direct support for teaching and learning in any type of school primary, secondary schools, special and pupil referral units.

Course Content

To achieve the full qualification, candidates must attain a minimum of 44 credits in total, comprising all the mandatory units and the remaining credits will be achieved by selecting a minimum 12 credits from each of the optional units.

The Learning and Skills Development Officer will provide support and guidance in selecting the appropriate units.

Mandatory Units

• Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Schools as organisations
• Support learning activities
• Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour
• Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people
• Support assessment for learning
• Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Support children and young people’s health and safety
• Understand child and young person development
• Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people

Optional Units

Group A

• Plan and deliver learning activities under the direction of a teacher
• Support literacy development
• Support numeracy development
• Supporting teaching and learning in a curriculum area
• Support delivery of the 14-19 curriculum
• Provide literacy and numeracy support
• Support gifted and talented learners
• Support children’s speech, language and communication

Group B

• Support bilingual learners
• Provide bilingual support for teaching and learning

Group C

• Support disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs
• Support children and young people with behaviour, emotional and social development needs
• Support learners with cognition and learning needs
• Support learners with communication and interaction needs
• Support learners with sensory and/or physical needs
• Support individuals to meet personal care needs

Group D

• Support children and young people during transitions in their lives
• Develop interviewing skills for work with children and young people
• Facilitate the learning and development of children and young people through mentoring
• Improving the attendance of children and young people in statutory education
• Promote the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people
• Provide information and advise to young people
• Support children and young people to achieve their educational potential
• Support children and young people to make positive changes in their lives
• Support young people who are socially excluded from school

Group E

• Assist in the administration of medication
• Invigilate tests and examination
• Lead an extra-curricular activity
• Maintain learner records
• Monitor and maintain curriculum resources
• Organise travel for children and young people
• Supervise children and young people on journeys, visits and activities outside of the setting
• Work in partnership with parents to engage them with their children’s learning and development in school

Group F

• Work with other practitioners to support children and young people
• Plan, allocate and monitor the work of a team
• Provide leadership and direction for own area of responsibility
• Set objectives and provide support for team members
• Support learning and development within own area of responsibility
• Team working

Assessment - The qualification is achieved by the production of a portfolio of evidence, which proves job competence (this includes assessments in the workplace) and a knowledge and understanding of the role of the teaching/classroom assistant.

Costs

We have access to various funding avenues which means that in many cases, training can be FREE or subsidised, provided you meet the required criteria.  To find out if you are eligible, contact us to arrange an appointment with one of our experienced advisors.

Entry requirements

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Assessment

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What next?

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