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Education and Learning Support FdA
Bachelor's degree
In Sheffield ()
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Duration
Flexible
Gain the skills and knowledge to progress to more senior roles in work with children and young people.
Gain the knowledge and skills to assist children and young people to reach their full potential.
Study for a full-time degree while working.
Develop your knowledge of theory, research and policy in education.If you work alongside teachers in a support role, in an educational setting for children or young people
About this course
this course will develop your skills. It provides you with a foundation to progress to qualified teacher status (QTS). You also receive careers advice to help you access routes into teaching after completing the course.
This course is suitable for professionals working alongside teachers in a support role, who are leading on key policies in a school or college setting. It has been designed to help improve the children and young people's workforce, meaning outcomes for children, families and communities also improve.
This must include least two A levels or equivalent BTEC National or CACHE qualifications. For example:BCC at A Level.DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels and EPQ.
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Subjects
- Education Studies
- Teaching
- Government
- Education Management
- Education Psychology
- PROGRESS
- Learning
- Knowledge
- Education
- Theory
- Skills
- Develop
- Educational Setting
Course programme
You must be working or in a long term voluntary position in a relevant children and young people's setting during the course, as the emphasis is on work-based learning.
Applied learning
Taught sessions take place on one afternoon or evening a week, with directed tasks in between for you to complete at work. There are occasional Saturday sessions.
You learn through:
- work-based learning
- lectures and seminars
- self-directed study
- tutorials and workshops
After completing this degree you can progress to the BA (Hons) Education and Learning Support (top-up), or apply for a two-year top-up course to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
This course prepares you for a career in:
- learning support
- special educational needs
- teaching
Education and Learning Support FdA