NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning

Qualification Number: 603/2498/3

Unit 1: Schools and Colleges as Organisations (T/616/5878, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 15 hours; Credits: 2)

• Learn the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
• Understand how schools and colleges are organised regarding roles and responsibilities
• Know the importance of teamwork in schools and colleges
• Understand the ethos, mission, aims and values of education
• Learn the importance of policies and procedures in education

Unit 2: Support Health and Safety in a Learning Environment (A/616/5879, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 Hours, Credits: 3)

• Understand how to provide environments that support children and young people’s health and safety
• Learn how to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a learning environment or during off-site visits
• Know how to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
• Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness in the learning environment
• Know the responsibilities of your own role is assisting the administration of medication

Unit 3: Understand how to Safeguard Children and Young People (M/616/5880, Unit Level: 3, GLH: 25 Hours; Credits: 4)

• Know the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Understand how to work in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
• Learn the importance of ensuring the safety and protection of children and young people in the learning environment
• Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
• Learn how to support wellbeing when working with children and young people

Unit 4: Develop Professional Relationships with Children, Young People, and Adults (T/616/5881, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 15 Hours; Credits: 2)

• Understand the principles of developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults
• Understand legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection
• Be able to develop professional relationships with children and young people
• Be able to communicate with children and young people
• Be able to develop professional relationships with adults
• Be able to support children and young people in developing relationships
• Be able to support inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people

Unit 5: Understand how Children and Young People Develop (A/616/5882, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 25 Hours; Credits: 3)

• Understand the pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years
• Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice
• Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern

Unit 6: Support Positive Behaviour in Children and Young People (F/616/5883, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)

• Learn the policies and procedures for promoting the positive behaviour of children and young people
• Know how to promote positive behaviour
• Be able to control and manage challenging behaviour in a learning environment

Unit 7: Support Children and Young People During Learning Activities (J/616/5884, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)

• Be able to participate in planning within a learning environment
• Know how to prepare for learning activities
• Understand how to support learning activities
• Be able to observe and feedback on participation and progress
• Know how to contribute to evaluating learning activities

Unit 8: Support English and Maths Skills (L/616/5885, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)

• Understand the different learner needs for English and Maths support
• Know how to provide English support to provide access for teaching and learning
• Know how to provide Maths support to provide access for teaching and learning

Unit 9: Support the use of ICT in the Learning Environment (M/616/5958 Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)

• Know the policies and procedures for using ICT within teaching and learning
• Understand the preparation of ICT resources within teaching and learning
• Be able to support the use of ICT within teaching and learning

Unit 10: Support Assessment for Learning (J/616/5965, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)

• Know the purpose and characteristics of assessment for learning
• Be able to use assessment strategies to promote learning
• Learn how to support learners in reviewing strategies and achievements in their learning

Unit 11: Engage in Personal and Professional Development (L/616/5966, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 hours; Credits: 3)

• Know what is required to effectively complete your own role
• Be able to reflect on praise within an organisation
• Learn how to evaluate your own performance