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Qualifications
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools (501/1394/X)
Day of week: Wednesday
Times: 15:00 - 21:00
Overview
Ignite Your Passion for Education with Our Part-Time Classroom Assistant Course!
Duration: One Year Part Time
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey into the world of education, but require a flexible schedule to accommodate your other commitments? Look no further! Our Part-Time Classroom Assistant course is crafted for individuals of all backgrounds, offering a convenient schedule and hands-on experience to propel you into this rewarding field.
Why Choose Our Part-Time Pathway? Flexible Learning: Our part-time, one-year course is designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule. Classes meet every Wednesday from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM, allowing you to pursue your passion for education without sacrificing other commitments.
Real-world Experience: Gain valuable practical skills by being part of a school environment. It is preferred that learners are either employed within a school however engagement in a placement in a school with P3 and above or in a special educational needs setting is also accepted.
Course Highlights: Duration: 1 year (Part-Time) Class Schedule: Every Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Placement Requirement: Learners are encouraged to be employed within a school however participation in a placement in a school setting with P3 and above or in a special educational needs environment is accepted.
Curriculum Features: Mandatory Units:
- Understanding the role of a Classroom Assistant
- Promoting well-being and self-esteem in learners
- Creating a positive and safe learning environment
Option Pathways:
- General Primary School Work:
- Plan and deliver learning activities
- Support literacy and numeracy development
- Support teaching and learning in a curriculum area
- Post Primary Focus:
- Support delivery of the 14-19 curriculum
- Provide literacy and numeracy support
- Provide information and advice to young people
- Special Educational Needs:
- Support disabled children and young people
- Support children and young people with behavioural, emotional, and social development needs
- Support learners with cognition and learning needs
Enrol Now to Unleash Your Potential in Education!
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- Requirements are pre-defined by the College’s admissions criteria, which can be found by visiting our entry criteria page here to find out the standard entry criteria.
- Proof of qualifications MUST be provided when you enrol, e.g. exam certificates.
- Achieved and pending qualifications can be recorded now by logging into your online application account.
- All courses within Belfast Met are delivered and assessed in English, apart from language-specific courses. Your competence in English must be verified prior to enrolling on your chosen course.
- Enrolment on this course will be conditional upon satisfactory and timely completion of an ACCESS NI check.
- The AccessNI check will be carried out in accordance with the AccessNI Code of Practice which can be found here. A copy of this can be made available upon request
Enhance Criteria
- 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above including Maths and English.
- Be employed in a school setting or be able to attend a substantial placement, in a classroom setting with P3 and above
Please note:
Belfast Met actively promotes equality of opportunity and welcomes enrolments from a wide range of applicants and students, including those with criminal convictions. However, in order for the College to manage any risk that you may pose, you must tell us about any unspent criminal convictions you may have. For certain courses, you must disclose all criminal convictions.
To tell us about your convictions, please complete either a Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form or an Enhanced Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form
Both forms are available on the Student Criminal Disclosures page of our website Student Criminal Disclosures (belfastmet.ac.uk)
Fees:
Academic period 2025:
FE Tuition Fee = £870.00 (Concessionary = £522.00)
Fees are payable annually.
Your theoretical knowledge will be assessed through work plans, reflective journals, case studies, short assignments or question papers.
Your practical competence and the records of your practice will be assessed in the workplace by a visiting assessor.
Careers
Successful students, if deemed suitable, can seek employment in a Level 3 position in a Primary, Secondary or Special school setting.
The Level 3 Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching in Learning holds 24 UCAS points. Previous students have used this qualification to enhance their applications for Higher Education qualifications such as
- Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies
- BA Early Years
- BEd and
- PGCE if they already hold essential qualifications.
Interests
- Caring
- Learning
- Volunteering
- Classroom Assistant/Teaching Assistant
- Special Educational Needs Classroom Assistant/Teaching Assistant
Contact us
School Administrator, Tel: 028 9026 5442 or email: hcslinfo@belfastmet.ac.uk
Course Coordinator: TAddis@belfastmet.ac.uk
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