Free Teaching Assistant Level 3 Course in Scarborough. Classes run at Scarborough Adult Learning and Skills Service, part-time during the day, so you can fit study around other commitments. You'll need to be working in a support role in a primary, secondary, or special school or college to enrol. The course covers specialist support for pupil learning and takes around 18 months to complete. You must be aged 19 or over to be eligible for funding.
Who this course is for
This qualification is aimed at learners working in roles that offer specialist support for pupil learning in primary, secondary or special schools, as well as 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 develop strategies to support pupils' literacy and numeracy development
You'll learn how to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
You'll understand safeguarding responsibilities and how to keep pupils safe
You'll explore how to work with teachers to plan and deliver learning activities
You'll build knowledge of child and young person development
You'll learn how to support positive behaviour in the classroom
You'll understand equality, diversity, and inclusion in an educational setting
How you will learn
Learning takes place in the classroom at Scarborough Adult Learning and Skills Service, alongside work-based practice in your school or college role. Assessment is through a portfolio of evidence drawn from your workplace, written assignments, and observation of your practice in a real educational setting. You'll build your portfolio over the 18 months of the course.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Scarborough Adult Learning and Skills Service will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Teaching assistant: supporting pupils across primary or secondary school
Special educational needs (SEN) teaching assistant: working with pupils with additional needs
Learning support assistant: helping students in college or further education
Higher level teaching assistant (HLTA): taking on greater classroom responsibility
Cover supervisor: managing classes under teacher direction
Inclusion support assistant: working with pupils in specialist provision
What you could study next
Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training: a route into teaching if you want to move from support into a lead teaching role.
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training: a fuller teaching qualification recognised for further education and training roles.
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS): if you want to become a qualified school teacher, you'll need to complete a teacher training programme such as a PGCE or School Direct route after this Diploma.
