Free Teaching Assistant Level 2 Course in Northallerton. Evening teaching assistant classes run at Richmond Adult Learning and Skills Service, so you can fit study around your existing commitments. You'll need to be working or on placement in a support role in a school or college to join. Over 16 weeks, you'll cover how to support pupils' learning, safeguarding, communication, and working within school policies. The course is open to adults aged 19 and over.
Who this course is for
This qualification is aimed at learners in placement / working in support roles within schools and colleges. Learners are required to be aged 19 years or over.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for funding for courses you must be over 19 years of age as at 31st August in the current academic year and not be an apprentice, further eligibility may be linked to where you live and we will check that at enrolment stage and may contact
What you will learn
You'll learn how to support teachers and pupils in classroom settings.
You'll understand safeguarding responsibilities and how to keep children safe.
You'll develop skills in supporting pupils with literacy and numeracy.
You'll explore how schools and colleges are organised and how policies work in practice.
You'll learn how to communicate effectively with children, young people, and colleagues.
You'll understand how to support pupils with additional or special educational needs.
You'll build knowledge of your own professional role and boundaries as a teaching assistant.
How you will learn
Classes are held in the evening at Richmond Adult Learning and Skills Service. You'll learn through a mix of classroom sessions and work-based evidence gathered from your placement or support role. Assessment is through a portfolio of evidence showing what you do in your setting, along with written assignments. Your placement or workplace is central to completing the qualification.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Richmond Adult Learning and Skills Service will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Teaching assistant: support teachers and pupils day to day in schools.
Special educational needs (SEN) teaching assistant: work with pupils with additional needs.
Learning support assistant: help individual pupils or small groups with their learning.
Higher level teaching assistant (HLTA): take on more responsibility in the classroom.
Early years teaching assistant: support children in reception and foundation settings.
Cover supervisor: manage a class under teacher direction during planned absences.
What you could study next
Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET): a stepping stone if you want to move into a training or teaching role.
Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning: builds on your Level 2 and deepens your classroom practice.
CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce: if you want to specialise in early years settings.
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Status: a formal assessment process that recognises advanced classroom responsibility.
