Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School (FutureLearn)

Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School (FutureLearn)
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Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School (FutureLearn)
Build your understanding of learning and teaching to gain confidence in supporting children in school as a teaching assistant. Improve the support you provide for children's learning in primary school. Giving children in primary school the right support is vital. On this course you’ll hear from education experts, school staff and school children who provide insight into how children learn, the learning environment, and communicating in school.

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You’ll explore some of the theories underlying people’s behaviour that could impact learning in school, and you’ll reflect on your own experiences in the classroom to help build on your confidence and working practices.

By the end of the course you’ll be better equipped to improve the support you provide in the education of children.


What topics will you cover?


Week 1: You and others

An introduction to values, beliefs and attitudes

Understanding the unconscious

Looking at your own biases and reflecting upon them

Reflecting on your own values


Week 2: How people learn

An introduction to how people learn

Exploring a child’s view of their environment through their eyes, as well as hearing about their world views

Looking at the expectations we have of children

Building on what children know and what they should know


Week 3: The environment for learning

An introduction to the learning environment and what consists of

Exploring misconceptions about managing a classroom and finding out what teaching is like in reality

Introduction of student behaviour through a case study: The sofa

Understanding the psychology behind primary and secondary behaviours


Week 4: Communication, language and literacy

Introduction to aspects of communication within teaching

Learners to take part in activities that include communicating and listening

Exploring the importance of asking the right question

Share examples of good practice

How to plan effective questions for the classroom


What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Demonstrate knowledge and confidence to work more effectively in supporting and teaching children in early years and primary.

- Apply the course as a tool for teaching and classroom support.

- Demonstrate an understanding of the advice available to consider teaching as a career.



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54.00 EUR

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