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Skills for Work
Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges Level 2
Early booking is a membership perk for WEA members, where courses are available exclusively before becoming available for everyone else.
Course details
Course code
Q00010455Course date
Start: 26/09/24
End: 17/07/25
Number of classes
82 sessionsTutor
Julia GouldsboroFee range
Free to £225.00
How you'll learn
Venue
Woodpecker Hall Academy (London)North Star Community Trust
Cuckoo Hall Lane
London
N9 8DR
Level of study
Availability
This course is for early booking only.
Course overview
Would you like to help children gain confidence in their reading as well as English and maths? Then this course is for you. No matter what role you are interested in, this course can teach you skills that will help you gain employment in a school or college. It will provide you with the basic skills and knowledge necessary to work in an administration, technical, or support role in a learning environment. Studying support work in schools at level 2 can be a first step towards working with children in teaching positions.
This course is for early booking only.
Course description
On this course you will:
Understand child development and learn how to support children's well-being.
Gain insight into the operation of a school or college.
Understand essential safeguarding practices for working with children.
Become familiar with diversity, equality, and inclusion considerations in the school environment.
Your tutor will set various tasks to assess your learning. These may include producing leaflets, charts or diagrams, or information boards.
This award usually takes around 90 hours to complete. After completing the course, you can progress to the Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning.
The aim of this qualification is to prepare you for a variety of job roles that can be done in schools and colleges. Job roles could include learning assistant, technical support worker, classroom volunteer, administrative worker, or any other on-site roles.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know. We are committed to helping you access and enjoy adult education. If there is something we can do to help you, we will.
Please make sure you have internet access for the duration of this course. Our tutors use the WEA’s digital learning portal, Canvas, to send you important information and tasks.
The WEA specializes in teaching adults. We want you to enjoy your studies, that is why our tutors take great care to create a positive learning environment.
Most of our courses are free for most of our learners. Please note that you need to get to the end of the enrolment process to see the discounts.
On this course you will learn about schools and colleges as organisations, children and young people’s development, communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults, children and young people’s Health and Safety and Safeguarding.
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We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.
