OCR SUPPORTING TEACHING & CITY AND GUILDS PREPARING
LEARNING TO TEACH IN THE LIFELONG
Level: 3
LEARNING SECTOR AWARD
Duration: 1 year Level: 3
Supporting Teaching and Learning Level 3
Duration: 10 weeks
is for experienced teaching assistants and/
This is an introductory course which gives
or whose job role covers a varied range of
threshold status to teach. It is aimed
responsibilities. Students at this level will
at those who are interested in teaching
have some autonomy in their role which
in Further Education, Adult Education,
may be that of teaching assistant working
working in community-based learning and
in any stage of education from reception or
development programmes, employment
post-16 and in any type of mainstream or
and work-based learning.
special school.
Content
Content
• Demonstrate session planning skills
• Supporting pupils’ learning
• Understand teaching and learning
• Reflect on and develop practice
approaches in the specialist area
• Providing pastoral support
• Understand how to deliver inclusive
• Keeping children safe
sessions which motivate learners
• Contribute to the management of pupil
• Understand own role, responsibilities
behaviour
and boundaries of role in relation to
• Support teaching and learning in a teaching
curriculum area
• Understand the use of different
Assessment is by a portfolio of evidence
assessment methods and the need
to prove that competence and knowledge
for record keeping
in the work role. Workplace assessment is
There will also be written assignments
required to complete the qualification.
which include the reflection on the delivery
Entry Requirements
of learning.
Employment as a teaching assistant or/and
Entry Requirements
have Supporting Teaching and Learning
There are no formal entry requirements
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification.
for this qualification, but good literacy
Good literacy and numeracy are essential.
and numeracy are essential and there is a
Progression
practical teaching element.
Higher level course.
Progression
City and Guilds Teaching in the LifeLong
Learning Sector Certificate or employment.


For enrolment information
see page 9, call 020 7815 1600
or visit www.southwark.ac.uk
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