Supporting Successful Learning in Secondary School (FutureLearn)

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.

By the end of the course you should feel more confident in your ability to support secondary school students.

Syllabus

Week 1: You and others

Week 2: How people learn

Week 3: The environment for learning

Week 4: Communication and language

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 at secondary level.

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

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

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for teaching assistants in secondary schools. It will also be of interest to teachers returning to work, newly qualified teachers, unqualified staff, as well as providing a refresher for current teachers. Parents of children in schools may also find this course useful in helping them to support and encourage their children’s learning.