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BTEC Teaching Assistant Level 2

Course Code	420212
Enrolment Fee	£599.00
Format	Paper
Qualification	BTEC Level 2
Experience Level	Entry Level
Expected Salary	20,000 - 30,000

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Course Overview

Could this be the career for you?

Well, if you're as good with words and numbers as you are with children, like to organise things and work well in a team, we can help you develop your talents. And you could enjoy the new challenge of a career where those talents are really in demand.

Pre-requisites

You must be over 16 to take this course and be educated to at least GCSE standard D-G, or hold an NVQ Level 1, or a GNVQ Foundation Certificate. If you are already working as a Teaching Assistant, or if you have considerable classroom experience, perhaps gained through voluntary work, then it is not essential to hold these set qualifications.

Support

You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact a Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

Assessment

This course includes four assignments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work, they'll send it back to you with their comments.
Please note Edexcel registration fees are additional to course fees.

Your Future Prospects

Teaching Assistant, Classroom Assistant, Non-teaching Assistant, Special Needs Assistant.

Key Topics
The Learning EnvironmentSupporting Children's Welfare and WellbeingSupporting Oracy and LiteracySupport NumeracySupporting Learning ActivitiesSupporting Behaviour Management

Additional Support Materials
Student SurveyFinal AssignmentCourse GuideCase Study: Elliot Park SchoolTeaching Assistant's Handbook

About BTEC

BTEC Short Courses are designed to provide focused and specialist work-related qualifications in a range of sectors. The qualifications can provide a specialist emphasis for candidates following a general vocational programme of study.

The BTEC Short Courses offer a focused qualification for candidates, particularly more mature candidates, who wish to follow a short
programme of study that is directly related to their work experience or to an aspect of employment that they wish to move into in due course.

On successful completion of these qualifications, candidates may progress into or within employment and/or continue their study in the vocational area.

Level 2 BTEC Certificate for Teaching Assistants
The Level 2 BTEC Certificate for Teaching Assistants is designed to focus on:

• providing a framework of education and training for teaching assistants
• providing opportunities for teaching assistants to achieve a nationally recognised level 2 vocationally specific qualification
• providing opportunities for full-time candidates to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in the teaching assistants field or progress to further vocational qualifications such as the Level 3 BTEC Certificate for Teaching Assistants or an NVQ Level 2 for Teaching Assistants
• developing the knowledge, understanding and skills candidates need to provide effective support in the classroom
• providing opportunities for candidates to focus on the development of the major key skills and the wider key skills in a teaching assistants context, such as improving own learning and performance, working with others and problem solving
• providing opportunities for candidates to develop a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in working life.

This Level 2 BTEC Certificate for Teaching Assistants relates to National Occupational Standards for Teaching Assistants.

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Teaching Assistant Career Profile

Teaching assistants help teachers in schools. They may have other job titles, such as classroom assistant, non-teaching assistant or learning support assistant.

Teaching assistants usually work with small groups or with individual children. Their duties vary depending on the particular job and the age of the children.

In primary schools their work can include:
helping to get the classroom ready for lessons listening to children read, reading to them or telling them stories helping children with number work helping children who need extra support to complete tasks helping with art and craft activities and displaying work looking after children who are upset or have had accidents playing educational games with children and encouraging younger children to learn through play helping with outings and sports events helping with routine administrative tasks

In secondary schools most teaching assistants work with individuals or small groups of pupils who have disabilities or learning difficulties.

Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) have more responsibility.

Their duties can include working alongside teachers to support learning activities.
helping to plan lessons and prepare teaching materials assessing, recording and reporting on the progress of pupils they work with acting as specialist assistants for particular subjects supervising the class in teachers' absence supervising other support staff

Hours and Environment

As a teaching assistant you will work during school hours, Monday to Friday during term-time. You may be involved in activities such as staff training and school outings which could involve working extra hours. Many teaching assistants work part-time.

You will mainly work on school premises, either alongside the teacher in the classroom, or with individual pupils or small groups in a separate room.

Skills and Interests to be a teaching assistant you should:
enjoy working with children and be interested in education be able to build good relationships with children, parents and carers, and teachers be able to work well under the supervision of a teacher and enjoy working as part of a team be willing to be flexible and creative have good literacy and numeracy skills be patient but firm when necessary have lots of energy

In some jobs it could be useful if you have other skills such as computer literacy or fluency in community languages.

Opportunities

You can work as a teaching assistant throughout the UK, in:
nursery, infant or junior schools special schools mainstream secondary schools independent schools.

Vacancies may be advertised in local newspapers, jobcentres, in local authority job bulletins, which are available in libraries and other public offices, and on LGjobs (the recruitment website for local government) - see Further Information below for a link.

When you have experience you may be able to progress to senior assistant in some schools. If you work in England you may be able to take on more responsibility by applying for training and assessment for Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status. You will need the support of your head teacher or school manager before you can be considered for this. You can get full details of the HLTA programme in your local area from your local authority.

You could go on to train as a teacher if you meet the entry requirements which apply to all teachers. You can find out about careers in teaching by looking at the Teacher profiles or visiting the Training and Development Agency for Schools website - see Further Information below for a link.

Further information

Teachernet
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk

LGjobs
http://www.lgjobs.com

LGcareers
http://www.lgcareers.com

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UK Distance Learning Teaching Assistant Course

If you'd like to embark upon a career as a teaching assistant, the distance learning teaching assistant course can provide all the necessary training.

The home study teaching assistant course can act as a springboard towards a career as a teaching assistant (sometimes referred to as a classroom assistant). The distance learning teaching assistant course is designed to suit you, allowing you to learn the core principles of being a teaching assistant through flexible and cost-effective home study. If you are already working as a teaching assistant, the home study teaching assistant course is an excellent way of obtaining a recognised qualification to reinforce your experience and expertise.

With the distance learning teaching assistant course, a personal tutor is available to help you through the course. Additionally, our student advisors are only a phone call away.

If you'd like a career as a teaching assistant, the home study teaching assistant course is the ideal distance learning training course for you.

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