Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 2 Certificate (NCFE CACHE)

The Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning has been designed to provide learners with an understanding of the knowledge and skills needed when working directly with children and young people in school or college environments.

It covers a wide range of areas including children and young people’s development, supporting children and young people’s positive behaviour and communication and professional relationships.

This qualification is aimed at learners working in roles that support pupils’ learning in primary, secondary or special schools, as well as colleges.

The course has 11 mandatory units. The mandatory units are:

- Understand schools and colleges as organisations
- Understand children and young people's development
- Safeguarding children and young people
- Equality, diversity and inclusion in a learning environment for children and young people
- Maintain relationships with children and young people
- Support the health and safety of children and young people
- Support positive behaviour in a learning environment for children and young people
- Contribute to teamwork in a learning environment
- Understand children and young people’s play and leisure
- Promote an effective learning environment
- Provide displays in a learning environment

The course is assessed by both the assembling of a portfolio of evidence, and the meeting of performance outcomes.
Both are mapped against a set assessment criteria. Each unit will require a written assignment.
Each assignment will be marked and you will be given clear guidance on how to include all the necessary information to meet the unit criteria and improve your work.

You will also be observed at your placement school at various times during the course.
On completion of the course, you will have demonstrated your knowledge and understanding of each topic and gained the skills needed to deliver good practice in schools.

Sessions will consist of discussions, group work, presentations and information delivered by the course tutor.

The course is quite demanding.
You must be prepared to study and research at home in order to progress and be able to develop your knowledge and your professionalism. ,
Your tutor will give you more information about the course at your first session.

This course also covers an introduction to British Values (learning aim 60333984)

This course is Level 2.

Learners will need to be working, volunteering or on practical placement to be able to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

The skills that you will need to do this course are as follows:

1: You will need to have appropriate levels of English skills in order to produce assignments necessary for this course. You must have achieved an English GCSE qualification at (Grade 4 / C or above) or you must have achieved a Functional Skills Level 2 qualification in English.

2: It is essential that candidates have a placement in a school for the duration of the course.
This must be a minimum of one session i.e. 4 hours per week.
However, the more hours you have the more beneficial it is for you on the course.

Your placement organisation is responsible for obtaining a DBS check for you, so that you can work for them. They might ask you to pay for the DBS check.

Please ensure that this is in place before the start of the course so it does not hold up the start of your placement.

Please note a placement in a school is required to enrol on this course.
We are unable to enrol you on this course without having received proof of a placement in a school.
Accepted forms of proof of a placement are a letter on the schools headed note paper or an email from your placement school confirming your placement.
Please provide proof of your placement during the course approval assessment.

3: You must also be competent in the use of ICT in order to complete unit assignments and access course information provided online.

Additional information:
Please bring a pen, paper and a ring binder folder to your class.
Any course enrichment opportunities associated with this class will be listed in your Google classroom.

This course also includes the additional qualification - Ascentis Level 1 Certificate in Employability (Learning Aim: 60085010).
This will give you useful skills for the workplace and be a great addition to your CV.

Make an application by the ‘Apply Now’ button and book a Course Approval session to ensure this course is suitable for you.

For your Course Approval session, you need to:

• Bring accepted ID in the form of either a UK passport or printout of your e-visa showing residency status
• Bring proof of benefit dated within the last 3 months or most recent payslip /tax return if claiming the concessionary fee
• Ensure you meet all previous educational requirements to attend this course
• Bring copies of previous exam certificates

By booking a Course Approval session, you are agreeing that you have read and understood the terms and conditions of enrolment and course details as well as the above requirements.

For further information please contact enrol@suttoncollege.ac.uk

If you are unsure of your next steps for education, employment or career choices our Advice Service can help. Contact advice@suttoncollege.ac.uk

Upon completion of the course, many learners apply to work as a learning support assistant, teaching assistant, classroom assistant, or support volunteer in a school.
If you wish to continue studying you can study the following courses:

- Understanding specific learning difficulties Level 2 Certificate NCFE CACHE
- Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 3 Diploma NCFE CACHE
- Early Years Educator Level 3 NCFE CACHE