NCFE CACHE Level 2 and 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning

• Learn the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
• Understand how schools and colleges are organised regarding roles and responsibilities
• Know the importance of teamwork in schools and colleges
• Understand the ethos, mission, aims and values of education
• Learn the importance of policies and procedures in education

• Understand how to provide environments that support children and young people's health and safety
• Learn how to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a learning environment or during off-site visits
• Know how to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
• Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness in the learning environment
• Know the responsibilities of your own role is assisting the administration of medication

• Know the legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Understand how to work in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
• Learn the importance of ensuring the safety and protection of children and young people in the learning environment
• Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
• Learn how to support wellbeing when working with children and young people

• Understand the principles of developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults
• Understand legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection
• Be able to develop professional relationships with children and young people
• Be able to communicate with children and young people
• Be able to develop professional relationships with adults
• Be able to support children and young people in developing relationships
• Be able to support inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people

• Understand the pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years
• Understand the factors that influence children and young people's development and how these affect practice
• Understand how to monitor children and young people's development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern

• Learn the policies and procedures for promoting the positive behaviour of children and young people
• Know how to promote positive behaviour
• Be able to control and manage challenging behaviour in a learning environment

• Be able to participate in planning within a learning environment
• Know how to prepare for learning activities
• Understand how to support learning activities
• Be able to observe and feedback on participation and progress
• Know how to contribute to evaluating learning activities

• Understand the different learner needs for English and Maths support
• Know how to provide English support to provide access for teaching and learning
• Know how to provide Maths support to provide access for teaching and learning

• Know the policies and procedures for using ICT within teaching and learning
• Understand the preparation of ICT resources within teaching and learning
• Be able to support the use of ICT within teaching and learning

• Know the purpose and characteristics of assessment for learning
• Be able to use assessment strategies to promote learning
• Learn how to support learners in reviewing strategies and achievements in their learning

• Know what is required to effectively complete your own role
• Be able to reflect on practice within an organisation
• Learn how to evaluate own performance

• Identify the different types of schools and colleges in the education sector
• Know the organisation of schools and colleges regarding roles and responsibilities
• Understand how schools and colleges put their aims and values into action
• Learn the range and purpose of school and college policies and procedures

• Learn the significant stages of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years
• Understand the influences that affect children and young people’s development
• Know the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development

• Learn about safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Understand action to take when children and young people are ill or injured, including emergency procedures
• Know about child protection procedures
• Know about current policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection

• Know the importance of promoting equality and diversity in a learning environment
• Learn how to contribute to including children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities

• Know how to effectively communicate with children and young people
• Understand the importance of positive relationships with children and young people
• Learn how to build and maintain professional relationships with children and young people

• Know the health and safety legislations in a learning environment
• Be able to contribute to health and safety in a learning environment

• Understand the policies and procedures for promoting children and young people's positive behaviour in a learning environment
• Support positive behaviour from children and young people
• Know how to respond appropriately to inappropriate behaviour

• Understand the importance of teamwork in a learning environment
• Know how to positively contribute to teamwork
• Be able to support work within a team

• Know the nature and importance of play and leisure
• Understand the role you play in relation to leisure and extra-curricular activities

• Be able to support the teacher in classroom and learning activities
• Know how to support children and young people with learning activities
• Learn how to monitor the participation and progress of children and young people
• Know how to support the evaluation of learning activities

• Be able to plan displays for a classroom or learning environment
• Know how to display information

All units are internally assessed. Assessment enables the learner’s workplace practice to provide evidence for individual units as well as the whole qualification.
This course requires an assessment of your practical skills within your working environment. It is essential that you secure a placement that can provide you with a suitably qualified teacher and workplace assessor who can observe you, comment on your skills and write a report to meet the assessment requirements.

This direct observation will be used as evidence towards your qualification. Methods of assessment could include:

• Direct observation of practice
• Witness evidence when directed by the sector skills assessment strategy
• Professional discussion
• Reflection on own practice in real work situations
• Written assignments

Once enrolled, you will have two years to complete this bundle (one year per course), which will allow you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines. During this course, you will need to complete a recommended 200 placement hours.

You will also receive one year tutor support for each course, so you can feel confident that you’ll get the help you need. Studying around your work and family commitments has never been easier.

You will study this course by distance learning, which will enable you to take control of your studies. You can study at your own pace from a place that suits you. All your learning materials will be posted or emailed to you online, depending on the learning method you choose. You will also receive our tutor support by email, so help is only ever a click away.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will achieve an NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning, and an NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning. A certificate will be provided to you as recognition of your achievement for each course.

Once you have enrolled on your NCFE CACHE course, you will have access to the NCFE CACHE Alumni membership for two years. NCFE CACHE Alumni is a professional membership network for those who work in the care, health, and education industries, providing valuable resources and advice for your studies when working towards/with a NCFE CACHE qualification.

Once you have successfully completed this course, you can apply for a position as a teaching assistant, learning support assistant, or special educational needs assistant.