Course description
Jumpstart your career as a teaching assistant with the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning qualification. Gain essential skills to support teachers and students, and be recognised as a qualified teaching assistant.
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Training Course Content
Qualification Number: 603/2476/4
Unit 1: Understand Schools and Colleges as Organisations (H/616/5424, unit level: 2; GLH: 21 Hours; Credits: 2)
- Identify the various types of schools and colleges in the education sector
- Understand how schools and colleges are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities
- Understand how schools and colleges put their aims and values into action
- An understanding of the scope and purpose of school and college policies and procedures
Unit 2: Understand Children and Young People’s Development (K/616/5425, unit level: 2; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Learn the significant stages of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years
- Understand the influences that affect children and young people’s development
- Know the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development
Unit 3: Safeguarding Children and Young People (F/616/5429, unit level: 2; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Learn about safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
- Understand action to take when children and young people are ill or injured including emergency procedures
- Know about child protection procedures
- Know about current policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection
Unit 4: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in a Learning Environment for Children and Young people (K/616/5442, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Know the importance of promoting equality and diversity in a learning environment
- Learn how to contribute to including children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
Unit 5: Maintain Relationships with Children and Young People (M/616/5443, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Know how to effectively communicate with children and young people
- Understand the importance of positive relationships with children and young people
- Learn how to build and maintain professional relationships with children and young people
Unit 6: Support the Health and Safety of Children and Young People (M/616/5457, Unit Level: 2, GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Know the health and safety legislations in a learning environment
- Be able to contribute to health and safety in a learning environment
Unit 7: Support Positive Behaviour in a Learning Environment for Children and Young People (M/616/5460, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)
- Understand the policies and procedures for promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour in a learning environment
- Support positive behaviour from children and young people
- Know how to respond appropriately to inappropriate behaviour
Unit 8: Contribute to Teamwork in a Learning Environment (A/616/5462, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)
- Understand the importance of teamwork in a learning environment
- Know how to positively contribute to teamwork
- Be able to support work within a team
Unit 9: Understand Children and Young People’s Play and Leisure (J/616/5464, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Know the importance of play and leisure
- Understand the role you play in relation to leisure and extra curricular activities
Unit 10: Promote an Effective Learning Environment (R/616/5466, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 3)
- Be able to support the teacher in the classroom and learning activities
- Know how to support children and young people with learning activities
- Learn how to monitor the participation and progress of children and young people
- Know how to support the evaluation of learning activities.
Unit 11: Provide Displays in a Learning Environment (D/616/5468, Unit Level: 2; GLH: 15 Hours; Credits: 2)
- Be able to plan displays for a classroom or learning environment
- Know how to display information
Course delivery details
- The NCFE CACHE Level 2 in Supporting Teaching and Learning will provide you with the foundational skills and knowledge to start your career as a teaching assistant.
- With our programme, you can achieve a nationally recognised NCFE CACHE teaching assistant qualification, from the comfort of your home, at your own pace.
- Gain valuable work experience you need to achieve your first role.
- Become an NCFE CACHE Alumni member for two years.
All units are evaluated internally. Assessment allows the learner’s workplace practice to serve as evidence for both individual units and the entire qualification. This course requires an evaluation of your practical skills in your workplace. It is critical that you find a placement with a suitably qualified teacher and workplace assessor who can observe you, comment on your skills, and produce a report to fulfil the assessment criteria. This observation will be used to support your qualification. Assessment methods might include:
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