Level 4 Diploma in Supporting Teaching & Learning
Course Information
The Level 4 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning develops practitioners currently qualified at level 3 to become Higher Level TA Practitioners. Learners wishing to move on to degree level studies will also benefit from its introduction to in-depth research, assignment and report writing. This course does not automatically convey “Higher Level Teaching Assistant” status.
Entry requirements
It is expected that learners will be at least 19 years old, hold a full level 3 Teaching Assistant or childcare qualification and have a good standard of literacy and numeracy. It is anticipated that learners will have at least 2 year experience as Teaching Assistants.
Learners will need to be working in a school setting since an important part of the assessment process involves evaluating skills in real working situations.
Qualification Structure
There are 9 mandatory units and 7 option units. One optional unit must be chosen.
Total qualification hours: 620
Estimated time to complete the course: 18 months
Assessment
All units are assessed by First Avenue Training. Methods used could include:
- Professional Discussion
- Interpretation of knowledge from direct observation of practice in the workplace
- Witness evidence
- Reflection of own practice in real work situations
- Written Assignments
- Learner’s own plans and written records
- Observation of children
- Portfolio of evidence
- Oral questioning
- Research project set by us
Mandatory Units
Ref No. |
Unit Title |
Unit Aim |
Unit Type |
Hours |
M4:1 |
Study Skills |
To provide the knowledge and understanding required to complete the research and present written assignments and reports |
Knowledge |
40 |
M4:2 |
Legal Requirements / Legislation |
To assess the learner’s knowledge and understand required for Employment rights, Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements, SEND requirements. Child Protection procedures and Looked After Children; how to gather information to monitor the setting’s practice, and policies and procedures relating to E-safety; how to prepare for an Ofsted inspection. |
Knowledge |
70 |
M4:3 |
Leadership and Management |
To provide the Knowledge and understanding to support, manage and work effectively within a team. |
Knowledge & Practice |
70 |
M4:4 |
Class Management and Managing Behaviours |
To provide the knowledge and support to understand how group dynamics and social organisation affect the learning process, how to effectively manage behaviour and safely manage pupils in a learning environment. |
Knowledge |
60 |
M4:5 |
Understanding Child Development and How Children Learn |
To explore the differences in children’s development and the risk of development delay. To provide knowledge and understanding of how children learn and develop. |
Knowledge |
70 |
M4:6 |
Working in Partnership |
To develop the knowledge and understanding required to work on partnership both with your own working environment and with other agencies. |
Knowledge |
50 |
M4:7 |
Support Programmes that Promote Children’s Development |
To provide the learner with the knowledge, understanding and skills to use support programmes including observation, assessment to promote children’s development. |
Knowledge |
70 |
M4:8 |
Understanding Lesson Plans and Schemes of Work |
To develop the knowledge and understanding required to use schemes of work and lessons plans |
Knowledge & Practice |
70 |
M4:9 |
Reflecting, Reviewing and Evaluating Own Practice |
To provide the learner with knowledge, understanding and skills required to promote and engage in professional development. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
Optional Units
Ref No. |
Unit Title |
Unit Aim |
Unit Type |
Hours |
O4:10 |
Learning Mentor |
To develop the knowledge and understanding required to support children who require additional help to overcome barriers to learning in order to achieve their full potential. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
O4:11 |
Family Support Worker |
To develop the knowledge and understanding required to involve parents in their children’s education in order to help remove barriers to learning, improve attendance and behaviour and raise attainment. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
O4:12 |
Special Education Needs and Disabilities |
To understand what special educational needs are and to be able to explain the policies, procedures and legislation that schools need to follow. To identify barriers to learning and understand ways to help children access the curriculum. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
O4:13 |
Developing and Delivering Own Lesson Plans |
To develop and implement own scheme of work and lesion plan. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
O4:14 |
Speech, Language and Communication |
To understand the typical development of speech language and communication (verbal and non-verbal), and the importance of the connection between communication and the ability to access learning. To examine various difficulties children might experience and effective ways to support the child. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
O4:15 |
Technology |
To understand and be able to use a variety of technology to provide support lessons and information sharing in an educational setting. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
O4:16 |
Social, Emotional and Mental Health in Children and Young People (SEMH) |
To understand the importance of mental well-being in children and young people. The influences that can affect children and ways to support and improve the SEMH of children. |
Knowledge & Practice |
60 |
