SUPPORTING TEACHING & LEARNING IN SCHOOLS - CACHE LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE (RQF) COURSE

This unit explores: The main stages of child and young person development; The kinds of influences that affect children and young people’s development; and The potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development.

This unit explores: How to support the teacher in planning learning activities; How to prepare for, support and evaluate learning activities; How to observe and report on learner participation and progress; and How to evaluate own practice in relation to supporting literacy, numeracy and ICT.

This unit explores: Legislative guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety; What to do when children or young people are ill or injured, including emergency procedures; and How to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused, harmed or bullied.

This unit explores: How to interact with and respond to children and young people; How to interact with and respond to adults; How to communicate with children, young people and adults; and Current legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, data protection.

This unit explores: The importance of promoting equality and diversity in work with children and young people; The impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people; and The inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people.

This unit explores: How to reflect and improve own practice; and How to support the work of the team.

This unit explores: How to communicate with children and young people; Developing and maintaining relationships with children and young people; and Supporting relationships between children and young people and others in the setting.

This unit explores: The legislative and policy framework for health and safety; How to recognise and manage risks to children and young people’s health, safety and security; How to support children and young people to assess and manage risk; and How to respond to emergency situations.

This unit explores: The policies and procedures of the setting for promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour; How to support positive behaviour; and How to respond to inappropriate behaviour.

This unit explores: The different types of schools in the education sector; How schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibility; How schools uphold their aims and values; The laws and codes of practice that affect work in schools; The range and purpose of school policies and procedures; and The wider context in which schools operate.

This unit explores: How to prepare learning environments; How to prepare learning materials; and How to monitor and maintain learning environments.

Students are required to compile a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates their learning against each of the assessment criteria of the course. Portfolios are assessed by a tutor. Some portfolio evidence will need to be witnessed by a competent person in the workplace hence students must be employed in a school or arrange and complete a work experience placement.