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Build the essential knowledge and skills needed to work effectively with children and young people in educational settings. This comprehensive qualification prepares you for rewarding roles supporting learning in primary, secondary, and special schools, as well as colleges.
This comprehensive qualification provides you with essential knowledge and practical skills needed to work directly with children and young people in educational environments. Covering everything from child development and safeguarding to behaviour support and creating effective learning environments, this course prepares you for immediate employment as a teaching assistant or learning support professional.
Our experienced education team brings current classroom expertise and educational best practice to your learning. With strong links to local schools and colleges, we ensure you receive relevant, up-to-date training that employers value. The course combines theoretical understanding with practical application through mandatory workplace placement, giving you real experience and confidence.
Perfect for anyone aged 16 or over who wants to work in educational settings supporting teaching and learning. Whether you're new to education, looking to formalise existing experience as a volunteer or parent helper, or considering a career change into the rewarding education sector, this qualification provides the essential foundation. Many of our learners are parents with school experience, career changers seeking meaningful work, or school support staff wanting professional recognition.
The course consists of eleven comprehensive units that cover all aspects of supporting teaching and learning in educational environments, ensuring you're fully prepared for professional practice.
Learn how schools and colleges operate, their structures, policies, and procedures. Understand your role within the educational team and how different professionals work together to support student success.
Explore physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development from early years through adolescence. Understand how development affects learning and how to adapt support accordingly.
Learn essential safeguarding principles, how to recognise signs of abuse, and your responsibilities in protecting children and young people in educational settings.
Understand how to promote equality and inclusion in learning environments, supporting all students regardless of their background, abilities, or circumstances.
Develop skills for maintaining appropriate, professional relationships with children and young people that support their learning and wellbeing.
Learn how to maintain safe learning environments and support positive behaviour, including understanding behaviour triggers and implementing effective strategies.
Understand how to work effectively as part of the educational team, promote effective learning environments, and create engaging displays that support student learning.
Learn about the importance of play and leisure in children and young people's development and how these activities support learning and wellbeing.
This qualification opens doors to immediate employment in educational settings and provides a strong foundation for career progression in the growing education support sector.
Graduates can progress into rewarding roles across educational settings:
Build on your Level 2 qualification with advanced education qualifications:
Assessment uses a variety of practical methods including written assignments, creating educational resources such as leaflets and information boards, charts, diagrams, and demonstrating practical skills in your placement setting. This diverse approach allows you to show your understanding in different ways whilst building a professional portfolio.
You'll need to be working or on practical placement in a school or college throughout the course to demonstrate competence in both knowledge and practical skills. Our dedicated placement team works with local schools to arrange suitable placements, providing you with real classroom experience and the opportunity to apply your learning immediately.
Throughout your studies, you'll receive continuous support from experienced education professionals who understand the demands of school environments. Regular tutorials, study skills workshops, and our digital learning platform ensure you have all the resources needed to succeed in both your academic work and placement activities.