Teaching Assistant and Understanding Autism QLS Level 3

This Teaching Assistant and Understanding Autism QLS Level 3 course is a knowledge-based course that will allow you to develop your knowledge and understanding of the role of a teaching assistant as well as how you can support children and young people with autism. It is ideal for anyone considering a career as a teaching assistant who wants to understand more about the role, or someone currently working as a teaching assistant who wishes to expand their existing knowledge. During the teaching assistant section of this bundle course, you will explore topics such as how you can plan learning activities that accommodate different learning styles; how you can support pupils with behavioural difficulties; and the ways in which you can support pupils with different communication and interaction needs. The understanding autism section of your course will cover topics such as how you can support individuals with their communication, social interactions, and behaviour; the importance of person-centred values and practice when supporting children and young people with autism; and how you can safeguard individuals with autism.

Course Content

Teaching Assistant QLS Level 3

Unit 1 Supporting learning through activities

• Accommodating different learning styles
• Independent learning
• Supporting independent learning
• Learning activities
• Primary school activities
• Secondary school activities
• Feedback on learning activities

Unit 2 Learning through play

• Play and development
• Creating play spaces
• Involving children in play space creation
• The importance of the consultation process
• Supporting a play session
• Play space legislation
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995
• Risk assessments for play spaces

Unit 3 Developing positive behaviour

• Modelling appropriate behaviour
• External factors
• Supporting behavioural difficulties
• Rewarding positive behaviour
• Recognising positive behaviour

Unit 4 Becoming an effective team member

• Effective communication
• Applying communication to teams
• Team working
• Relationship issues within a team
• Minimising conflict
• Coordinating the classroom

Unit 5 Early years curriculum planning

• Learning and development patterns
• Intellectual learning and development patterns
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Physical development
• Communication and language
• Differentiation
• Creating a stimulating work environment

Unit 6 Supporting pupils with particular needs

• Gifted and talented programmes
• Delivering a gifted and talented programme
• Equality of access legislation
• Providing equality of access
• Inclusivity
• Interaction and communication needs
• Promoting non-verbal communication skills
• Autism
• Supporting emotional and social needs
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)

Unit 1 Introduction to autism

• The triad of impairments
• Communication and social interaction
• Repetitive and obsessive behaviour
• Diagnosis
• Effects

Unit 2 Supporting individuals with communication, social interaction and behavioural difficulties

• Legislation
• Formal and informal networks
• Communication and social reaction
• Managing behaviour

Unit 3 Understanding sensory processing disorder

• Sensory Processing Disorder
• Five key senses
• The vestibular system’
• Proprioception

Unit 4 Identifying and understanding other conditions associated with autism

• Conditions
• Supporting individuals

Unit 5 Supporting individuals with autism to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle

• Poor health
• Social exclusion
• Develop plans
• Social inclusion
• Safeguarding

Unit 6 The importance of person-centred values in supporting individuals with autism

• Person-centred values
• Person-centred practice