Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools for Adults
Course Code: P266948
Key Information
Course type:
Vocational
Campus:
Highbury Campus
Start Date:
17 Sept 2025
Duration:
1 year
Attendance:
Part-time
Fees:
£613.00 or Free
This qualification is designed for students who are currently volunteering in a school and would like to progress further with their career. The Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning has been designed to provide learners with an understanding of the knowledge and skills needed when working directly with children and young people in school or college environments. It covers a wide range of areas including children and young people’s development, supporting children and young people’s positive behaviour and communication and professional relationships.
Units include:
- Understand schools and colleges as organisations
- Understand children and young people's development
- Safeguarding children and young people
- Equality, diversity and inclusion in a learning environment for children and
young people - Maintain relationships with children and young people
- Support the health and safety of children and young people
- Support positive behaviour in a learning environment for children and young people
- Contribute to teamwork in a learning environment
- Understand children and young people’s play and leisure
- Promote an effective learning environment
- Provide displays in a learning environment
To join this course no formal qualifications are necessary, but ideally, you will have Level 2 qualifications in English and maths, or, if not, will need to commit to working towards these.
It is expected that you will have secured a placement in an appropriate educational establishment before the course begins, as this an obligatory course requirement. A letter of support from the school/college will be required to state that they are happy to mentor you throughout the qualification, this is usually the class teacher you will be working with. Ideally, you should have been working or volunteering in a classroom setting for a minimum of one term for a minimum of four hours a week before the course begins or have other relevant experience.
You will be required to attend college for two hours a week for 30 weeks.
This qualification is portfolio based with no formal exams. However, students will be observed in their classroom setting.
Continued professional practice or you may be able to secure paid employment and/or progress to the Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning.
