support for teaching assistants with randstad education.

Supporting children’s development is an introductory course for anyone who is interested in children’s development, especially support staff in schools, such as teaching assistants. It builds on your knowledge and skills to develop a deeper understanding of children from the early years to school leavers. You will be introduced to some core ideas surrounding development and learning, behaviour, special needs and disabilities.

Build your understanding of learning and teaching to gain confidence in supporting children in school as a teaching assistant. Topics include how to manage a classroom and the psychology behind student behaviour. Learners will also hear first-hand from children about how they explore a learning environment.

Build your understanding of learning and teaching to gain confidence in supporting children in school as a teaching assistant. On this course, you will learn how to support effective learning experiences in secondary schools, exploring the different ways secondary school students learn. You will also reflect on your own values and biases to improve your confidence and working practice.

This introductory teaching assistant course provides an essential overview of the hard and soft skills needed to become a capable and confident TA.

This is an intermediate program (level 3) for flexible home learning, conducted over a series of self-paced modules with online assessments.  Topics discussed include how to provide support for children with varying needs, the main responsibilities of the teaching assistant, and how to help every pupil get the most out of their time in class.

Enjoy the freedom to complete your Higher-Level (level 5) Teaching Assistant Course in your own time and at a pace that suits your lifestyle. Key topics and knowledge areas covered include working with children in a classroom setting, the daily duties of teaching assistants, how to support children with additional needs and more.

Gain a better understanding of the impact epilepsy can have on a young person’s ability to learn, their psychological, social and emotional wellbeing.

This course is designed for anyone working in a school. It provides a basic introduction to epilepsy.

CPD-certified Mental Health Champions - Foundation programme is an award-winning online free mental health training course. The programme aims to:

• Enhance understanding of children and young people’s mental health in school staff, trainee teachers and youth groups

• Introduce approaches that support positive wellbeing in schools, colleges and communities.

• The course is suitable for people working with children and young people of any age.

Designed for professionals working with children and young people. The tool aims to improve understanding of children and young people who have both mental health needs (or social emotional and mental health needs – SEMH) and speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). The five core modules explain what speech, language and communication needs are, what social, emotional and mental health needs are, and how to recognise them, as well as how they are interrelated and some general strategies you can put in place.

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