Level 3 Diploma in Support Teaching and Learning in Schools

This qualification provides learners with an in-depth understanding of the knowledge and skills needed when working directly with children and young people in school and college environments. It covers all aspects of specialist support, including: planning; delivering and reviewing assessment strategies to support learning alongside the teacher; bilingual support; special needs support; and personal development and reflective practice.

Provide learners with an depth understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to work in a school or college environment and to provide a stepping stone into further learning within the sector.

As learners need to show competence in both skills and knowledge, learners will need to be working or be on a practical placement during the duration of the taught programme of study in a learning environment (school or college). At Diploma level, CACHE recommends that the learner undertakes 200 hours (recommended), to be completed throughout the duration of the qualification before certification.

• To achieve this qualification learners are required to successfully complete all 16 units.
• Schools and colleges as organisations
• Support health and safety in a learning environment
• Understand how to safeguard children and young people
• Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
• Understand how children and young people develop
• Support positive behaviour in children and young people
• Support children and young people during learning activities
• Support English and maths skills
• Support the use of ICT in the learning environment
• Support assessment for learning
• Engage in personal and professional development
• Support children and young people’s speech, language and communication
• Understand how to support bilingual learners
• Understand how to support learning of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
• Support children and young people during transitions
• Support the role of play, leisure and extra-curricular activities for children and young people

The Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning is suitable for learners working in roles that offer specialist support for pupils’ learning in primary, secondary or special schools, as well as colleges. Learners must have completed a Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning or equivalent.

Provide learners with an depth understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to work in a school or college environment and to provide a stepping stone into further learning within the sector.