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.
