Childcare and Education

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This Level 1 accredited qualification is designed to prepare learners for further learning and training, whilst developing an understanding of the teaching and learning environment in a school setting, how to support the wellbeing of a child or young person and child, and young person development.

The qualification is aimed at a range of learners who are thinking of working in a school setting. This course is ideal for anyone wishing to progress onto teaching assistant training.

Learners do not need to be working or undertaking practical placements to take this qualification.

This course has been designed as a progression from the Level 1 Award in Preparing to Work in Schools qualification, and will provide learners with the key knowledge and understanding needed to work in a school or college environment. There are a range of roles available within the sector and career pathways could include; administrative roles, site support roles, technical roles, volunteer roles, and roles that involve working directly with children and young people in a learning environment.

This free course (for Lancashire residents) will provide learners with the knowledge and basic lifesaving skills needed to assess and respond to a child or infant that is unresponsive and not breathing. The skills will include how to deliver cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a child and baby and how to access and use a defibrillator. Learners will also be able to recognise and treat choking. This course can be accessed either as a live online course or alternatively in a classroom face to face.

This qualification is aimed at those learners who are interested in working in an early years setting. This course has been designed as a progression from the Level 1 Award in Caring for Children qualification, and will prepare learners for further learning, whilst developing knowledge in; safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and the importance of play for early learning and child development.

The Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning is for students aged 19+ who would like to become a Teaching Assistant in a school or college (ages 5-19) who have no prior experience of supporting children and young people in an educational setting. The Supporting Teaching and Learning pathway is ideal for those who wish to progress onto further qualifications or become a Teaching Assistant....

This course will develop learner’s knowledge and skills required to work with children in an early years setting, by exploring vocational pathways and identifying further educational opportunities aligned to either working in childcare settings or schools. This is a knowledge-based qualification, so learners do not need to be undertaking practical placements to achieve this qualification. It will help learners start on the right path and progress towards employment in their chosen area.

This course will develop learner’s knowledge and skills required to work with children, by exploring vocational pathways and identifying further educational opportunities aligned to either working in schools or colleges. This is a
knowledge-based, short qualification, so learners do not need to be working in a school or college, or undertake practical placements to achieve this qualification. It will help learners start on the right path and progress towards
employment in their chosen area.

The Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning is for students aged 19+ who would like to become a Teaching Assistant in a school or college (ages 5-19) and have already gained a Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning or other relevant qualification. The Supporting Teaching and Learning pathway is ideal for those who wish to progress onto further qualifications or become a Teaching Assistant. ...