Because we have such a varied student based from all around the world and one of the best Distance Learning Colleges around, we have quite a back catalogue of courses in so many different categories. This can therefore lead to several courses being missed by prospective students or students that are looking to continue their studies with us further.
This is why over the coming months we will be running a series of blogs designed to highlight a course category and a range of courses in that category, to help you make an informed decision and highlight any courses which you may have missed whilst browsing. Our first for this approaching is our range of Teaching Assistant Courses.
A Teaching Assistant does a lot more than simply follow the instructions of a classroom teacher, they have to be proactive and inventive when it comes to handling children of all ages and with a range of different learning styles. This is why we have a wide range of different Teaching Assistant Courses available to choose from:
Child Care & Education
Our Child Care and Education Course is aimed at anyone who anyone wanting to work with Children and Young People. This course is based on the current National Occupational Standards for Children’s Care, Learning and Development at Level 3 and reflects the shift in focus to children’s services. To read more Click Here
Child Psychology
This in-depth course in Child Psychology will provide you with an amazing insight into the development of children and will help you understand the things and situations that can affect how a child behaves. To read more Click Here
General Principles of Teaching
Not all teaching takes place in schools, although this is the norm, and the typical teaching situation consists of a teacher confronting a class of pupils who are to learn from the teacher. To read more Click Here
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
This Higher Level Teaching Assistant programme of study has been developed to assist those working, or applying for work, in the field of Teaching Assistant or Child Care, to acquire and develop a level of understanding and appropriate skills that will help them to work effectively in the role of a ‘Higher Level Teaching Assistant’ (HLTA). To read more Click Here
Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistants carry out a range of practical and administrative tasks, and work under the direction of the class teacher in the supervision and support of pupils’ learning. In doing this they are helping to make more time available for the teacher to teach. To read more Click Here
Playwork
Our Playwork course is divided into six units, each of which deals with one or more learning outcomes related to one or more aspects of play and Playwork. To read more Click Here.
Special Educational Needs
Our Special Educational Needs course (SEN is divided into five units, each of which deals with one or more learning outcomes related to one or more aspects of working with children who have specific specialist needs and requirements. Once you have completed the entire course you will have achieved all the learning outcomes. To read more Click Here
As well as these courses we also have courses from CACHE – Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education:
Teaching Assistant: CACHE Level 2 Award in Support work in Schools (QCF)
The Teaching Assistant Course seeks to develop the knowledge and understanding that all those working in a school setting will need and covers areas such as safeguarding, communication and understanding the school context. To read more Click Here
Teaching Assistant: CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in School (QCF)
The CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools qualification is suitable for learners working in roles that support pupil’s learning such as: Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants and Special Needs Assistants. To read more Click Here
Teaching Assistant: CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching & Learning in School (QCF)
The CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools qualification is an introduction to the role and responsibilities of teaching assistants. The qualification will provide learners with an understanding of the knowledge needed when working directly with children or young people in school environments. To read more Click Here
Also don’t forget if you think we have missed a course, then let us know what course you would like us to offer, for more information read our previous blog “Are we missing a course?”
I really admire teachers, aNs teaching assistants, I could never do it as a job. My sister was an art teacher for 7 years at a secondary school and now offers one to one tuition, as well as running art schools in the school holidays.
Fabulous courses, I may well undertake some as they’ll look fab on my PGCE application. Good to see some QCF qualifications too 🙂
Have just started my ncfe 3 teaching assistant course and am loving it. Looking forward to completing it and starting the next one 🙂
fab courses.. teaching assitiant courses.. great!!
Such Great teaching assistant courses. I’m currently doing Child Psychology and Early learning and childcare level 3. Also got CBT to do, I like the look of the play work and special educational needs courses too. This post has helped to see the courses that would be good for me to progress into the child care profession.
I have just completed the level 3 teaching assistant course and loved it. I need to save a bit to do the higher course next but I am delighted to see there are even more i could do too. SEN looks very interesting.
Oh well done emma reed! Good start! Play work sounds good!
getting through my teaching assistant level 3 at last and looking to do another course early in the new year
I am looking at the SEN course or possibly a science based course like Anatomy not sure which will decide once I’ve completed my teaching assistant level 3.
great courses 🙂 very interesting 🙂
I have done the Teaching Assistant Level3: great course!
Would love to do some (well, most) of these but not really in a position to do them in my career at the moment.
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