Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges

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 120 hours to complete and can be done in 6 months. After, you can progress to the Level 2 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. These 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’re committed to helping you access and enjoy adult education. If there’s something we can do to help you, we will.

Please make sure you have access to the internet 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 specialises in teaching adults. We want you to enjoy your studies, that’s 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.