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Teaching Assistant Level 2 Course in Liverpool – Newsham Drive Adult Centre

Cost£1,620.00
Duration35 weeks
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryClassroom based
Start15 Sep 2026
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body
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About this course

Teaching Assistant Level 2 Course in Liverpool. Classes run at Newsham Drive Adult Centre, part-time during the day over 35 weeks.

The course covers how to support teachers and pupils in a classroom setting. You'll explore child development, safeguarding, communication, and how to support learning across different subjects. You must be working or volunteering in a school or college for one to two days a week while you study. You arrange your own placement.

You'll finish with an NCFE Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning.

Who this course is for

**This course is free if you are in receipt of certain benefits or earning less than £35,864. You will need to bring your proof of this and your ID when you come to enrol.

Entry requirements

You will need basic digital skills to work online and keep your work organised in a file. To enrol you must complete an initial assessment and pass at Level 1 or above. The assessment will be a written task and an online BKSB assessment. You will need to be working or volunteering for one/two days a week in a school or college for the duration of the course. Learners must organise their own placement.

What you will learn

  • You'll learn how to support teachers in planning and delivering lessons.
  • You'll understand child development and how children learn at different ages.
  • You'll explore safeguarding responsibilities and how to keep pupils safe.
  • You'll develop skills in communicating with children, young people, and adults.
  • You'll learn how to support pupils with additional or special educational needs.
  • You'll understand school policies, routines, and professional standards.
  • You'll practise keeping records and organising your work digitally.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom sessions at Newsham Drive Adult Centre. Assessment includes written tasks and an online BKSB assessment at enrolment to confirm the right level. During the course, you'll build a portfolio of evidence from your workplace or voluntary placement. Your practical experience in a school or college setting forms a core part of how you're assessed.

What you will need to bring

You'll need to bring proof of any benefits or income and a valid ID when you enrol. You'll also need basic digital skills to complete and organise your work online. Newsham Drive Adult Centre will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Teaching Assistant, supports teachers and pupils day to day in a classroom.
  • Learning Support Assistant, works with pupils who need extra help with their studies.
  • Classroom Assistant, helps manage learning activities across primary or secondary schools.
  • SEN Teaching Assistant, supports pupils with special educational needs in mainstream or specialist settings.
  • Cover Supervisor, manages a class when the regular teacher is absent.

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training, a step toward teaching or training roles in further education.
  • Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning, deepens your knowledge for more senior classroom support roles.
  • Level 3 Teaching Assistant Diploma, builds the skills needed for higher-level teaching assistant positions.
  • CACHE Level 3 Award in Special Educational Needs, useful if you want to focus on SEN support work.
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