NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning

Ever considered making a difference in education? The NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning qualification could be your first step. Are you ready to explore how you can support students in their learning journey? This course equips you with essential skills and knowledge to assist teachers effectively.

To enrol, it's necessary to be employed or engaged in voluntary work at a school or college from key stage one. This is because the course mandates completion of a work placement and submission of evidence and observations as part of the assessment.

Upon completion, you'll grasp child development, ensuring safety, effective communication, and fostering positive environments. You'll learn about teamwork, promoting positive behaviour, and creating a supportive learning environment.

Assessment includes observations, discussing your experiences, and completing written coursework. Ready to embark on this learning adventure and positively impact students' educational experiences? The best part is, you can achieve this qualification from anywhere, at your own pace. All materials and assignments will be provided, and your personal tutor will offer prompt feedback.

About This Course

Embark on your journey as a teaching assistant with the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning qualification. This comprehensive program is meticulously crafted to give you with the essential skills and knowledge required to assist teachers in the classroom and empower students to reach their full potential.

Upon completion of this course, you will be equipped with all the necessary expertise to offer exceptional support to students across primary, secondary, or SEN schools. Your proficiency will encompass a profound understanding of child development from birth to 19 years of age, adeptness in ensuring their safety and well-being, effective techniques to foster positive relationships and seamless communication, as well as valuable insights into supporting their learning activities. The program ensures you are well-prepared to make a significant impact in the lives of the students you assist.

Course Units

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

Assessment

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:

• Direct practice observation
• Witness testimony
• Professional discussion
• Self-reflection on actual work scenarios
• Assignments in writing

This particular course is a component of a nested suite and is accessible to individuals aged 16 and above, without any previous qualifications. However, to enrol in the course, it is necessary that you’re employed or engaged in voluntary work at a school or college from key stage one. This is because the course mandates completion of a work placement and submission of evidence and observations as part of the assessment.