Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning in Schools (QCF) - Level 3 Course

The Specialist Support for Teaching & Learning in Schools (QCF) – Level 3 Course is available to learners 16+ who are working within a school, particularly in the role of a Teaching Assistant, Classroom Assistant or Learning Support Assistant. It is a competency-based qualification which requires students to be employed in a school setting or to have placement. In particular, it is for those members of the school workforce who directly support teaching & learning of pupils in an area that requires specialist knowledge and skills.

The qualification is designed for those learners already working or volunteering in a learning support role in a school environment who want to develop their knowledge and skills or confirm occupational competency. There is a requirement for assessment in a real work environment so learners must have a placement (either as a volunteer or as a member of staff) in a school environment. Learners must be at least 16 to take this qualification.

Aims

The course aims to enable learners to understand the roles and responsibilities of those involved in supporting teaching and learning in schools, especially where that support requires specialist knowledge and skills.

This is a competency-based qualification designed for those already working or volunteering in a school environment, directly supporting the teaching and learning of pupils in an area that requires specialist knowledge and skills, within primary, secondary or special schools. It is suitable for adult learners completing it as a standalone qualification to confirm occupational competence whilst working in various specialist support roles.

Learners will develop the knowledge and skills required to provide specialist support to teachers and pupils, including:

• supporting children with special education needs
• supporting children’s speech, language and communication
• supporting disabled children
• supporting learners with behavioural emotional and social development needs

This course provides successful students with a Level 3 Diploma Qualification listed on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Database with 44 credits.

The Course Covers the Following 14 Mandatory Units:-

• Unit 1: Understand Child and Young Person Development. (L/601/1693)
• Unit 2: Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People. (Y/601/1695)
• Unit 3: Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety. (D/601/1696)
• Unit 4: Engage in personal development in children & young people’s settings. (A/601/1429)
• Unit 5: Support learning activities. (F/601/4073)
• Unit 6: Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour. (A/601/4069)
• Unit 7: Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults. (H/601/4065)
• Unit 9: Support assessment for learning. (A/601/4072)
• Unit 10: Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults. (F/601/3327)
• Unit 11: Schools as organisations. (A/601/3326)
• Unit 12: Support children’s speech, language and communication. (T/600/9789)
• Unit 13: Support disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs (H/601/7726)
• Unit 14: Support children and young people with behaviour, emotional and social development needs (Y/601/7707)

Distance Learning Courses Limited (t/a Distance Learning Centre) is a leading provider of distance learning/home study/Open Learning courses and a respected course developer. As well as developing our own course materials we are also agents for many other top distance learning providers and currently offer over 250 distance learning courses through the Distance Learning Centre website and we are also an authorised partner for distributing the official CIW Self Study Kits.

I am Michael Verinder, the managing director of Distance Learning Courses Limited and I have been developing and delivering distance learning courses for over 20 years. Distance Learning Courses Limited is a family based business and my involvement in this area started after my Dad developed our first Webmaster Course back in 1993 I soon ended up doing the course myself and this eventually led to me tutoring the course.

Since then we have gone from strength to strength and we continue to develop innovative course materials and the Distance Learning Centre website was created as a platform to offer a wide range of distance learning courses. The Web Design courses remain a popular course choice but equally we offer a range of courses that can lead directly to specific job roles such as teaching assistant and child care courses that lead to full QCF qualifications or GCSE, IGCSE and A Level Courses which are still massively important for many job roles and further education applications.

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• The NHS
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• The Armed Forces
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• St Loye's Foundation
• Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
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• European Union (EU)
• BT
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Distance Learning Centre is recognised as a centre to deliver accredited courses and qualifications through Open Awards and is a member of ABCC (Association of British Correspondence Colleges), BILD (British Institute for Learning & Development), the Federation of Small Businesses and we are also listed on the UK register of learning providers (UK PRN: 10055548).