Description

Overview

The Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (RQF) is a UK OFQUAL accredited 100% online, competency-based Teaching Assistant (TA) qualification. It is suitable for all support staff roles in the school. Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools helps learners understand their skills when interacting directly with children and young people in the school setting. This involves learning about the development of children and young people, safeguarding their well-being, communication and professional relationship. It is ideal for learners employed in senior positions who help students’ learning in the field of education.

Who is it Intended for?

This Level 3 Certificate is for those who wish to become a teaching assistant or those working in primary, secondary or special schools as teaching assistants, as Learning Support Assistants, as SEN Teaching Assistants, in Early Years Setting, as Learning Mentors, as Intervention and Pastoral Support Assistants etc.

Duration and Delivery

This Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification is designed to be completed online at the pace that suits you the best. This Level 3 course can be completed in as little as 4 weeks or up to 6 months for you to become a qualified teaching assistant. You have a great opportunity of fast-track completion earlier at the pace and time of your choice. The OFQUAL Regulated Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Level 3 qualification is delivered through our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). Our online tutor support is there to facilitate you to achieve your success rate accordingly.

Assessment and Verification

All units within this OFQUAL Regulated Level 3 qualification are internally assessed by our qualified assessors and externally verified by the awarding organisation. The assessment takes the form of written assignments, detailed guidance for which will be provided by the tutor and witness testimony signed by your supervisor at your workplace. You will receive tutor support once you are enrolled on our online portal to assist you in reaching your goals.

Progression

This is a thorough qualification of Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools, which helps learners enhance their career profile. Successful completion of this 100% accredited online course enables learners to proceed to the following qualifications:

Unit Structure

Unit 1: Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults

Unit 2: Schools as organisations

Unit 3: Support learning activities

Unit 4: Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour

Unit 5: Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults

Unit 6: Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people

Unit 7: Support assessment for learning

Unit 8: Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Unit 9: Support children and young people’s health and safety

Unit 10: Understand child and young person development

Unit 11: Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people

How we deliver our courses?

Instalment Plan

Instalment Plan	Option
Instalment per Month	£49
Total Monthly Instalments	8
Total Fee	£392

*The instalment price may vary from the lump-sum price because of promotional offers. If you choose to pay by instalments, the lump-sum price won’t be relevant in any way.
Please be advised that you will need to pay all outstanding instalments before being eligible to claim your certification.

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Entry Requirement

There are no specific entry requirements for this qualification. However, the learners must be 16 years or above to get themselves enrolled in this course.

Practical Requirement

This course is assessed through a series of tutor marked assignments in addition to practical work, which is assessed in the workplace. So, a work placement is required to complete the practical tasks, which can be spread over the duration of the course.

How will I be assessed?

All units in the course will be assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to and marked by your course tutor. For some units, you must provide a witness testimony to meet the assessment criteria requirement.

Useful knowledge/skills that you will learn on the course

You will be able to:

communicate and build professional relationships with children, young people and adults
understand schools as organisations, including the types of schools, policies and procedures and the broader world in which they work
work collaboratively in a team
prepare and oversee learner activities and encourage learners to complete their assigned work
reflect your own practice for personal and professional development into job roles

Reasons why we are different/special

Our courses are designed to provide a dedicated online tutor support to learners throughout the course for ongoing assistance.
Work submitted is marked within 3 working days to ensure that you progress through your course as efficiently as possible.
There are no deadlines on our courses, and you can complete the course at your own pace, with an advantage of studying anytime and anywhere.
You can have instant access to the course; once you enrol, you can start studying immediately.
You will receive your accredited certificate and transcript at no additional cost from our approved awarding body.
We offer a diverse range of courses in demand with ample scope for your career progression.
Flexible payment plans to suit your budget; pay fee in easy monthly instalments.

FAQs

Who is this course for?

The certificate is suitable for anyone working in a Teaching Assistant or Learning Support Assistant role that support pupils’ learning in primary, secondary or special schools.

Who is this course for?

This Level 3 Certificate is suitable for anyone working in a Teaching Assistant or Learning Support Assistant role that supports pupils’ learning in primary, secondary or special schools.

How many credits are required to complete this course?

The Certificate requires 32 credits. Credits from the Award can be carried over (if a learner already has this qualification)and counted towards the certificate.

Is this course approved by any recognised awarding organisation?

Our courses are OFQUAL approved as we work with an approved awarding organisation called “Focus Awards”. This is a well-respected awarding organisation for education and training courses. This is the confirmation of their status- https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/Detail/Index/1391?category=organisations&query=focus%20awards.

What type of job roles can I apply for on completion?

This course is for anyone who is looking to start a career as:

Senior Teaching Assistant
Senior Learning Support Assistant
Senior Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant

This course will open doors to your new career as a teaching assistant working with children in a school environment.

Does my course involve a work placement?

Yes, you will need to work or volunteer in a school environment where you are required to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

How quickly will I receive my course material?

You can access the learning resources right after you get enrolled in the course at our online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

What is a nested qualification?

This qualification is nested. Qualifications within the nested suite allow students to be upgraded to a qualification of the same standard and subject within the scope of the Award, Certificate, and Diploma structure.

What is the time frame to complete the course?

There is no time frame to complete the course. Most learners complete it within 4 weeks (fast track).

Which TA (Teaching Assistants) course is best for me?

Have a quick look at the following chart for TA courses to know which course suits you the best:

What is a Witness Testimony?

Witness testimonies are classed as “supporting” evidence and provide additional information in the form of a statement of authentication from an occupationally competent individual who verifies all relevant details of a learner’s workplace activities and validates that the learner can conduct a skill or task. In some instances, the course requires the learner to demonstrate certain skills such as “Positive working relationships” or “motivate and support children and young people’s positive behaviour”, all of which are very difficult to prove using documentary evidence alone. Hence, an expert witness is tasked with providing a written record of learner’s performance at the workplace, precisely describing the activity undertaken against targeted assessment criteria confirming if these have been followed in the work setting. Witness testimonies are compulsory in certain units and this will be clearly stated in the relevant Assignment Guide. Moreover, it is to be noted that you will need to write a reflective account as well along with providing the witness testimony.

What is a reflective account?

A reflective account is the supporting written evidence/ learner’s statement that indicates how the learner performed/performs the activity testified by the workplace supervisor, what went well and what did not, what you learnt and what you should have done. You also mention what strategies you will adapt for improvement. Please note that there is no separate document for writing a reflective account. Reflective account/learner’s statement is given in the same Submission Cover Sheet (Assessment Brief document).

Who will provide witness statement/testimony on my workplace activities?

An occupationally competent individual i.e. a work placement supervisor, a learning resources manager, or even a teacher you are directly working with as a teaching assistant is requested to complete the Witness Statement form. Without this independent verification, it is impossible for us to approve your tasks.

How many witness statements are required?

There is only one witness statement form to be filled by your workplace supervisor only. This form will cover all the assessment criteria from relevant units/ modules of the accredited course that require a witness testimony.

When do I need to agree the date/time with the Expert Witness?

Feel free to provide your supervisor with the Witness Statement form as soon as you have done appropriate planning and your mentor is available to fill the provided form. There is no hard and fast rule on when to undertake the activities. Some of you might choose an activity to undertake every other day and some might do every week. It varies from situation to situation.

Could there be any reasons why my course is not a “Pass” even after submitting the Witness Statement form?

Firstly, a witness statement is a source of evidence and does not confirm the achievement of assessment criteria or confer an assessment decision. For that purpose, the assessor needs to:

consider all the information in the witness statement
note the relevant professional skills of the witness to make a judgement of performance
review the supporting written evidence/reflective account when making an assessment decision.
be convinced that the evidence presented in the witness statement is valid, sufficient and authentic.

Moreover, if the supervisor has not witnessed you performing some of the targeted assessment criteria in your undertaken activities, the assessor will have to conduct an observation directly observing your activity to confirm the fulfillment of the remaining assessment criteria.

How would the tutor/ assessor know that the activity undertaken by me and the information given in the form by the Witness is valid and authentic?

As teachers, we are bound to follow professional ethics. There is an element of trust that our trainee teaching assistants and the expert witness won’t present an inaccurate account of the activity undertaken. However, we will be vigilant and investigate where we are concerned that the sessions have not taken place as claimed.

What if I still have any questions?

Please refer to our main FAQs section or Contact Us; we have experienced course advisers who will be happy to assist you!

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