Thinking of becoming a Teaching Assistant?

If you're thinking of becoming a Teaching Assistant, our Level 2 and Level 3 Supporting Teaching & Learning adult education courses can help you gain the skills and qualifications you need to start your career.

The knowledge and skills learnt on these City and Guilds courses provide a qualification to help you gain employment. Our Supporting Teaching & Learning courses are delivered online, providing the opportunity to liaise with your tutor and peers in a real-time environment. Our dedicated and experienced tutors specialise in teaching adults and classes are taught in small groups and work experience in a school provides an essential, practical environment for you to put theory into practice.

With committed attendance, a positive attitude to study, the drive to meet deadlines, and a school placement, you will have every chance to qualify as a Teaching Assistant.

What will I learn?

At Level 2, our courses will consist of the following mandatory units:

• Child and young person development
• Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Equality, diversity and inclusion in working with children and young people
• Help to improve own and team practice in schools
• Maintain and support relationships with children and young people
• Support children and young people's health and safety
• Support children and young people's positive behaviour
• Support learning activities and schools as organisations

At Level 3, our courses will consist of the following mandatory units:

• Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Schools as organisations
• Understand child and young person development
• Understand how to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people
• Support learning activities
• Promote children and young people's positive behaviour
• Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in working with children and young people
• Support assessment for learning
• Engage in personal development in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Support children and young people's health and safety