Learning Support - Year 2 - Foundation Degree
Course Overview:
This course is offered in partnership with the University of Wales, Newport. The aim of this course is to deepen your understanding of your role as a Classroom/ Teaching Assistant or Education Support Officer within Secondary and Further Education.
Entry Requirements:
All candidates need to be in a position as a support worker during the course.
Course Delivery:
The course is designed to match the requirements set out in the draft National Occupational Standards for Learning Support Practitioners, produced by the Sector Skills Council, Lifelong Learning UK [LLUK, 2007] and the Higher Level Teaching Assistant [HLTA] Standards [TDA 2007.]
The Foundation Degree in Learning Support provides you with an opportunity to achieve a qualification which combines work-based activities and academic study. It is designed to be completed in two years because it includes a large proportion of work-based, on the job learning, focussed on your experience and work role.
There are five modules to complete each year.
In year two the modules are:
- Learning support in institutional context
- Child and adolescent mental health
- Learners with specific learning difficulties
- Professional practice year 2
...plus one of the following:
- Understanding learning difficulties and disabilities
- Working with autistic spectrum disorders
Progression Opportunities:
Those who complete the Foundation degree will be able to go on to the BA (Hons) in PcET.
Additional Information:
Financial assistance might be available from your LEA.
Contact:
Sally Gabriel on 01792 284000 or Penny Palmer 01792 284043
No sessions were found for this course.All course details correct at time of publication.
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