Advanced Practitioner in Schools and Colleges Level 4 Certificate (RQF).

Learners must be at least 18 years old and employed in a suitable role within a school or college. Previous Level 3 study is a clear advantage but wealth of experience, knowledge and understanding of working in schools or colleges is a requirement for this CPD qualification.

*You will have access to the course for 12 months only. You can purchase course extensions.

The units are broken down for you here so that you can see what your qualification will include. However, the assignments you complete have been designed so that you can complete multiple tasks together where possible and you will see a different number of assignments in your portfolio; you will still be completing the whole qualification.

Unit 1: Enabling Individuals to Learn

On completion of this unit you will:

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the advanced practitioner
• Understand the statutory educational frameworks in their own home
• Understand the influence of the environment on learning
• Understand the monitoring and assessment in own school or college

Unit 2: Understand how to Support Children and Young People to Improve their Mental Health and Well-being

On completion of this unit you will:

• Understand mental health and well-being in children and young people
• Understand the current legislation to children and young people’s mental health in their own home
• Understand how to support mental health and well-being of children and young people in schools and colleges

Unit 3: Working with Others to Support Individuals with Additional Needs and Disability in a School or College

On completion of this unit you will:

• Understand the current framework for inclusive practice
• Understand provision related to children, young people and/or adults’ additional needs
• Understand the role and responsibilities of the special educational needs coordinator (SENco)
• Understand factors which affect families who are caring for children, young people and/or adults with special educational needs or disabilities
• Understand own setting's policies and procedures to support children, young people and/or adults with special educational needs or disabilities

Unit 4: Working with Families and other Professionals in a School or College setting

On completion of this unit you will:

• Understand requirements for partnership working in schools and colleges
• Understand the diverse needs of families and how these are addressed
• Be able to lead, coach or mentor staff in own setting in relation to partnership working

Unit 5: Implementing change in School or College setting

On completion of this unit you will:

• Be able to plan a research project
• Be able to undertake a review of practice in own setting
• Be able to understand how to present findings to others

After each unit, there will be a question paper which needs to be completed and submitted to your assessor for marking.

This method of continual assessment ensures that your assessor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the course.

You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper. The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is 205 hrs.