Want to put yourself ahead of the competition for that teaching assistant role? Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course might be for you! 

Our NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools qualification has been specifically geared towards a teaching assistant’s role to equip you with the knowledge you need. If you’re ready for a rewarding career in education, our course can get you started.

This course is fully online, giving you the flexibility to study in the comfort of your own home. With an online workbook, webinars, as well as email and call support from one of our tutors.

Want to put yourself ahead of the competition for that teaching assistant role? Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course might be for you!

From just £99 or £25/month for 4 months!

"The courses that I completed through Think Employment helped with my confidence. I received helpful feedback from my tutor and found the online group sessions an enjoyable and positive experience."
Larissa Proudlove
Student, Level 2 Support Work in Schools

Course Only

(Self-Paced)

£99

OR £25/month

for 4 months

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CPD

(CPD Certificate)

£149

OR £38/month

for 4 months

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Purchase CPD+ and you’ll be first on our list when our Accredited course becomes available! When you upgrade you’ll have the option of paying the balance in full or spreading out your payments.

Accredited

(Nationally Recognised)

£499

OR £125/month

for 4 months

Unfortunately, our Accredited course is full at the moment, but we have people passing the course all the time which frees up our tutor’s time and spaces on the course.

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Key Points:

  • Fully online course
  • 6 units of study  

 

What’s The Difference Between Course Only, CPD, and Accredited courses?

Our accredited course gets you a nationally recognised qualification you can put on your CV and hands-on support from professional tutors throughout your learning, as well as access to all of our online course materials. 

If choosing our CPD course, you’ll have access to all of the course materials for self-guided study, alongside continuous, automated testing of your knowledge. You will gain a CPD certificate once you have completed the course. 

The course only option gives you access to the course materials for self-guided study, allowing you to set your own pace, and you can discuss your course with your peers in an online forum.

What and How Will You Learn in Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant Course?

In this qualification you’ll be introduced to the role that a teaching assistant plays and the knowledge that you’ll need to work in a range of learning environments. What you’ll learn will help you better understand the variety of roles you could be playing as a teaching assistant, from administration to site support.

Our course is ideal for anyone looking to step into a career as a teaching assistant, and can be taken by both young and adult learners.  

Over the duration of this course you’ll improve your knowledge on how to effectively communicate with and develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults. You’ll also learn to identify the stages of development in children and young people and how you can be a positive influence on them. 

This Level 3 Award is a knowledge-based course so classroom experience isn’t necessary to complete the qualification. Your assessments are integrated right into the course, so there’s no need to worry about the stress of a final exam. 

In order to gain accreditation for this course you must complete the units in order. Take a look at the units you’ll be studying on this course up above and see what you can expect to learn in each of them. 

Worried about distance? Your learning will be conducted 100% online with access to an online workbook, webinars, and one-on-one support from one of our tutors.

When you have your Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools you’ll be naturally suited to begin a career as a teaching assistant with your newly acquired knowledge and understanding. 

What You Could Earn as a Teaching Assistant

As a teaching assistant you could earn around  £15,124 to £22,090 depending on your qualifications and experience, and having your Level 3 qualification will help improve your chances of earning a higher salary. 

Over the next few years, the education sector is projected to grow, leading to 57,928 new Teaching Assistant job roles by 2027, the increase in demand means you’ll have increased job security and peace of mind.

Supporting Qualifications

To build on what you’ll have already learned throughout your Level 3 Teaching Assistant course, you could also take courses in Childcare, Safeguarding, Autism, or Equality and Diversity. With these supporting qualifications, you can show specialised knowledge and understanding highly valued in school settings that will help you to get the position you want. 

For example, you might begin the process of becoming a Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching assistant through an Understanding Autism course. SEN Teaching assistants are more specialised than regular TAs and with that comes a higher pay grade and greater responsibility.

With your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, you could move onto a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) course. You’ll need to be working as a teaching assistant before you can become a HLTA, but having your Level 3 qualification can help you when it comes to your studies, as you’ll already have the knowledge you’ll be building on when getting your HLTA qualification.

Further Progression

Your career in education doesn’t have to stop with you becoming a teaching assistant, it’s also a great jumping off point for a wider career in the sector. With the skills and knowledge you develop during your Level 3 qualification and beyond, you might go on to be an assessor, a private tutor, examinations officer, or even a teacher after further study. 

Once you have progressed to becoming a qualified teacher you could earn from £25,714 to £41,604. But to progress from being a teaching assistant to a teacher, you’ll need to ensure you have a higher level qualification. You could pursue either an undergraduate degree with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or, if you have a subject in mind that you’re interested in teaching, you could get an undergraduate degree in that subject, and then obtain a Postgraduate Certificate (or Diploma) of Education (PGCE or PGDE).

If progression down one of these paths interests you, getting your Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools will be a great start. If you want to know where you could go after you get your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, why not check out our helpful guide on how to become a teaching assistant or explore some of our supporting qualifications.

NCFE is a national Awarding Organisation as well as a registered educational charity and has a strong heritage in learning, going back over 150 years. 

On completion of this course you will receive the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (RQF Qualification Number: 500/9963/2). These qualifications are listed on the government regulated qualification website

NCFE accredited qualifications contribute to the success of millions of learners at all levels, bringing them closer to fulfilling their personal goals. Last year alone, over 340,000 learners from over 2,000 colleges, schools and training organisations chose NCFE as the Awarding Organisation to help them move their careers forward.

NCFE is recognised as an Awarding Organisation by the qualification regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Welsh Government in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA Regulation) in Northern Ireland.

Below is a list of units that you will have to complete as part of your Level 3 Teaching Assistant course, along with a short summary of their content. It’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with what you’ll be exploring. 

Unit 1 – Understand Child and Young Person Development – 4 Credits

This unit provides knowledge and understanding of how children and young people from birth to 19 years develop, including underpinning theoretical perspectives. It also includes actions taken when differences in development are identified and the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.

Unit 2 – Understand How to Safeguard the Well-Being of Children and Young People – 3 Credits

This unit provides the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children and young people. The unit contains material on esafety.

Unit 3 –  Develop Professional Relationships With Children, Young People and Adults – 2 Credits

This unit covers the competence required to develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults. 

Unit 4 – Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People – 2 Credits

This unit provides the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people. It requires demonstration of competence in promoting equality and diversity and supporting inclusion.

Unit 5 – Schools as organisations – 3 Credits

This unit aims to prepare the learner for working in a school. It covers knowledge and understanding of the structure of education, how schools are organised, school ethos, mission, aims and values, legislative and policy frameworks and the wider context in which schools operate.

Key Points:

  • Fully online course
  • 5 units of study

 

What’s The Difference Between Course Only, CPD, and Accredited courses?

Our accredited course gets you a nationally recognised qualification you can put on your CV and hands-on support from professional tutors throughout your learning, as well as access to all of our online course materials. 

If choosing our CPD course, you’ll have access to all of the course materials for self-guided study, alongside continuous, automated testing of your knowledge. You will gain a CPD certificate once you have completed the course. 

The course only option gives you access to the course materials for self-guided study, allowing you to set your own pace, and you can discuss your course with your peers in an online forum.

What and How Will You Learn in Our Teaching Assistant Course

In this qualification you’ll be introduced to the role that a teaching assistant plays and the knowledge that you’ll need to work in a range of learning environments. What you’ll learn will help you better understand the variety of roles you could be playing as a teaching assistant, from administration to site support.

Our course is ideal for anyone looking to step into a career as a teaching assistant, and can be taken by both young and adult learners.  

Over the duration of this course you’ll improve your knowledge on how to effectively communicate with and develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults. You’ll also learn to identify the stages of development in children and young people and how you can be a positive influence on them. 

This Level 3 Award is a knowledge-based course so classroom experience isn’t necessary to complete the qualification. Your assessments are integrated right into the course, so there’s no need to worry about the stress of a final exam. 

In order to gain accreditation for this course you must complete the units in order. Take a look at the units you’ll be studying on this course up above and see what you can expect to learn in each of them. 

Worried about distance? Your learning will be conducted 100% online with access to an online workbook, webinars, and one-on-one support from one of our tutors.

When you have your Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools you’ll be naturally suited to begin a career as a teaching assistant with your newly acquired knowledge and understanding. 

What You Could Earn as a Teaching Assistant

As a teaching assistant you could earn around  £15,124 to £22,090 depending on your qualifications and experience, and having your Level 3 qualification will help improve your chances of earning a higher salary. 

Over the next few years, the education sector is projected to grow, leading to 57,928 new Teaching Assistant job roles by 2027, the increase in demand means you’ll have increased job security and peace of mind.

Supporting Qualifications

To build on what you’ll have already learned throughout your Level 3 Teaching Assistant course, you could also take courses in Childcare, Safeguarding, Autism, or Equality and Diversity. With these supporting qualifications, you can show specialised knowledge and understanding highly valued in school settings that will help you to get the position you want. 

For example, you might begin the process of becoming a Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching assistant through an Understanding Autism course. SEN Teaching assistants are more specialised than regular TAs and with that comes a higher pay grade and greater responsibility.

With your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, you could move onto a Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) course. You’ll need to be working as a teaching assistant before you can become a HLTA, but having your Level 3 qualification can help you when it comes to your studies, as you’ll already have the knowledge you’ll be building on when getting your HLTA qualification.

Further Progression

Your career in education doesn’t have to stop with you becoming a teaching assistant, it’s also a great jumping off point for a wider career in the sector. With the skills and knowledge you develop during your Level 3 qualification and beyond, you might go on to be an assessor, a private tutor, examinations officer, or even a teacher after further study. 

Once you have progressed to becoming a qualified teacher you could earn from £25,714 to £41,604. But to progress from being a teaching assistant to a teacher, you’ll need to ensure you have a higher level qualification. You could pursue either an undergraduate degree with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or, if you have a subject in mind that you’re interested in teaching, you could get an undergraduate degree in that subject, and then obtain a Postgraduate Certificate (or Diploma) of Education (PGCE or PGDE).

If progression down one of these paths interests you, getting your Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools will be a great start. If you want to know where you could go after you get your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, why not check out our helpful guide on how to become a teaching assistant or explore some of our supporting qualifications.

NCFE is a national Awarding Organisation as well as a registered educational charity and has a strong heritage in learning, going back over 150 years. 

On completion of this course you will receive the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (RQF Qualification Number: 500/9963/2). These qualifications are listed on the government regulated qualification website

NCFE accredited qualifications contribute to the success of millions of learners at all levels, bringing them closer to fulfilling their personal goals. Last year alone, over 340,000 learners from over 2,000 colleges, schools and training organisations chose NCFE as the Awarding Organisation to help them move their careers forward.

NCFE is recognised as an Awarding Organisation by the qualification regulators for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Welsh Government in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA Regulation) in Northern Ireland.

Below is a list of units that you will have to complete as part of your Level 3 Teaching Assistant course, along with a short summary of their content. It’s a good idea to familiarise yourself with what you’ll be exploring. 

Unit 1 – Understand Child and Young Person Development – 4 Credits

This unit provides knowledge and understanding of how children and young people from birth to 19 years develop, including underpinning theoretical perspectives. It also includes actions taken when differences in development are identified and the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.

Unit 2 – Understand How to Safeguard the Well-Being of Children and Young People – 3 Credits

This unit provides the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children and young people. The unit contains material on esafety.

Unit 3 –  Develop Professional Relationships With Children, Young People and Adults – 2 Credits

This unit covers the competence required to develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults. 

Unit 4 – Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People – 2 Credits

This unit provides the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people. It requires demonstration of competence in promoting equality and diversity and supporting inclusion.

Unit 5 – Schools as organisations – 3 Credits

This unit aims to prepare the learner for working in a school. It covers knowledge and understanding of the structure of education, how schools are organised, school ethos, mission, aims and values, legislative and policy frameworks and the wider context in which schools operate.

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"The courses that I completed through Think Employment helped with my confidence. I received helpful feedback from my tutor and found the online group sessions an enjoyable and positive experience."
Larissa Proudlove
Student, Level 2 Support Work in Schools

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Course Only

(Self-Paced)

£99

OR £25/month

for 4 months

Unlimited stock

CPD

(CPD Certificate)

£149

OR £38/month

for 4 months

Unlimited stock

CPD+

(Priority Upgrade!)

Accredited

(Nationally Recognised)

£499

OR £125/month

for 4 months

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