NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning

Course Introduction

Already working or volunteering in a school or college and looking to take the next step in your career?
The NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning is an excellent choice if you're aiming to become a qualified teaching assistant.

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Designed for those currently in a support role, this course provides the essential knowledge and skills to support pupils effectively across primary, secondary, or special educational needs (SEN) settings.

You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how to safeguard children and young people, monitor their development, and contribute to creating a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment.

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Upon successful completion, you’ll be recognised as a qualified teaching assistant, ready to make a meaningful impact in the classroom.

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Please note: This qualification is only available to learners based in England.

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COURSE DURATION

Up to 18- 20 Weeks.

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STUDY HOURS

Approximately 530 hours.

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COURSE OUTCOME

You will receive your NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning.

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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

You must be 16 or over to enrol and working or volunteering within a school setting.

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ASSESSMENT

Tutor marked assignments and observations.

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Course Units

Qualification Number: 603/2498/3

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Unit 1: Schools and Colleges as Organisations

(T/616/5878, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 15 hours; Credits: 2)

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• 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

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Unit 2: Support Health and Safety in a Learning Environment

(A/616/5879, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 Hours, Credits: 3)

• 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

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Unit 3: Understand how to Safeguard Children and Young People

(M/616/5880, Unit Level: 3, GLH: 25 Hours; Credits: 4)

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• 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

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Unit 4: Develop Professional Relationships with Children, Young People, and Adults

(T/616/5881, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 15 Hours; Credits: 2)

• 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

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Unit 5: Understand how Children and Young People Develop

(A/616/5882, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 25 Hours; Credits: 3)

• 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

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Unit 6: Support Positive Behaviour in Children and Young People

(F/616/5883, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)

• 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

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Unit 7: Support Children and Young People During Learning Activities

(J/616/5884, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)

• 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

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Unit 8: Support English and Maths Skills

(L/616/5885, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 30 Hours; Credits: 4)

• 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

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Unit 9: Support the use of ICT in the Learning Environment

(M/616/5958 Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)

• 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

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Unit 10: Support Assessment for Learning

(J/616/5965, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 Hours; Credits: 3)

• 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

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Unit 11: Engage in Personal and Professional Development

(L/616/5966, Unit Level: 3; GLH: 20 hours; Credits: 3)

• Know what is required to effectively complete your own role

• Be able to reflect on praise within an organisation

• Learn how to evaluate your own performance

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Assessment

Students will be required to complete a number of assignments. Your personal tutor will review, mark and provide you with feedback on your work.

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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

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Learner support

The course is designed for study by distance learning at work and at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and tutor support by mail and email. You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of enrolment.

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FAQs

What is distance learning?

Distance learning is the most flexible and convenient approach to studying. There is no need for you to attend college and, therefore, you can study anytime, any place, anywhere that fits in with your lifestyle. Distance learning programmes are ideal for people who may have a full-time job, or other commitments, that won’t allow them time off to study.