Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 3 Diploma (NCFE CACHE)

The Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning has been designed to deepen learners’ understanding of the knowledge and skills needed when working directly with children and young people in school or college environments.

The qualification has 16 mandatory units. They are:

* Schools and colleges as organisations
* Support health and safety in a learning environment
* Understand how to safeguard children and young people
* Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
* Understand how children and young people develop
* Support positive behaviour in children and young people
* Support children and young people during learning activities
* Support English and maths skills
* Support the use of ICT in the learning environment
* Support assessment for learning
* Engage in personal and professional development
*Support children and young people’s speech, language and communication
*Understand how to support bilingual learners
*Understand how to support learning of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
*Support children and young people during transitions
*Support the role of play, leisure and extra-curricular activities for children and young people

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 are interactive and as well as information delivered by the course tutor will consist of discussions, group work and presentations.

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 in your first session.

Learning Aim: Z0011145 - This course will also include guidance on using Google Classroom as part of your learning experience. You will learn how to access course information, communicate and collaborate with fellow learners, submit assignments, and receive feedback from your tutor.

This is a Level 3 course.

To be eligible for this course the following is required:

1. You will need to have completed the Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Level 2 Certificate or the Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Diploma

2. You will need to be working at GCSE English Grade 3 as a minimum to access the learning and produce the assignments required.

If you do not achieve English Grade 3 in your GCSE Skills Builder Assessment you must have a UK English Level 2 qualification or above. You will be asked to provide your certificates during the Course Approval Assessment.

3. Please note that a placement in a school is required to enrol on this course.

As you need to show competence in both skills and knowledge, you will need to be working or be on a practical placement during the taught programme of study in a school. At diploma level, you are required to undertake a total of 200 hours over the length of the course or around 6.5 hours per week.


Please note that a placement in a nursery or reception class will not be accepted.

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.

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 school’s headed note paper or an email from your placement school confirming your placement.

Please provide proof of your placement during the course approval assessment.

4. 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.

This course is a qualification therefore you must attend all sessions and complete all assessment tasks to the required standard.

PLEASE NOTE: Concession rates may be available to those aged 19+ who do not already hold a full Level 3 qualification or have a full Level 3 qualification but are unemployed or are employed but earn below the national living wage.
If you fall outside these criteria, you can either pay the full fee or apply for an advanced learner loan. A discount will be applied to the Standard fee for those learners who take out an Advanced Learner Loan. Please contact our Enrolments & Customer Services Team for further information.

Any course enrichment opportunities associated with this class will be listed in your Google Classroom.

Please note: This qualification is delivered over two evenings each week.

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.



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