Qualifications for colleagues in schools
Investing in learning for all
As learners' needs change and education evolves, it's critical for school staff to keep learning too. Continuous development empowers teaching professionals to support all learners. It also helps to build inclusive, supportive and safe learning environments.
Our qualifications support education professionals, from teaching assistants supporting daily learning to teachers navigating complex responsibilities. We have designed the content to boost skills, confidence and career growth.
Core qualifications for teaching assistants
Our core qualifications are ideal for teaching assistants and school support staff. They help colleagues develop the core knowledge and practical skills they need to support children and young people. Staff can apply these skills across various learning environments and diverse needs.
This qualification is an introduction to the knowledge and understanding needed to work in a school or college environment. It can apply to the many varied roles that full and part-time support staff may fulfil including: administrative roles, site support roles, technical roles and volunteers, as well as roles that work directly with children and young people in the learning environment.
The Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning has been designed to provide learners with an understanding of the knowledge and skills needed when working directly with children and young people in school or college environments. It covers a wide range of areas including children and young people’s development, supporting children and young people’s positive behaviour and communication and professional relationships.
This qualification provides learners with an understanding of the knowledge needed when working directly with children and young people in a school or college environment. It will enable learners to gain an understanding of elements including children and young people’s development and safeguarding their welfare.
This qualification provides learners with an understanding of the knowledge needed when working directly with children and young people in a school or college environment. It will enable learners to gain an understanding of elements including children and young people’s development, safeguarding their welfare, and communication and professional relationships.
This qualification provides learners with an in-depth understanding of the knowledge and skills needed when working directly with children and young people in school and college environments. It covers all aspects of specialist support including planning, delivering and reviewing assessment strategies to support learning alongside the teacher; bilingual support; special needs support; and personal development and reflective practice.
This Level 4 qualification aims to provide professional development opportunities for practitioners working in the school and college workforce. This qualification will embrace the wealth of experience, proven knowledge and skills of the learner in a teaching and learning environment. It will challenge the learner in both daily practice and theoretical understanding.
Learners will acquire and use skills of leadership, mentoring, coaching and reflection as they complete the qualification through work-based learning opportunities.
Upon achievement of this qualification, the learner will be equipped as an Advanced Practitioner. The Advanced Practitioner will use crucial leadership skills to mentor others across all roles and responsibilities in the school or college workforce.
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CPD for teachers and teaching assistants
Teachers face a range of challenges inside and outside the classroom. CPD qualifications help educators address important issues, as well as improving their practice. Our qualifications are practical and relevant. We cover pressing topics such as autism, behaviour management, mental health and safeguarding.
They're also flexible – so staff can keep developing their skills while staying in their roles.