Educational Support Assistants
Description
Educational support assistants work with teachers to provide one-to-one support for children with particular learning needs.
Tasks
- Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
- Attends to child’s physical needs.
- Helps and encourages child to communicate.
- Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
- Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
- Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
- Supports schoolwork under teacher’s supervision.
Entry Requirements
Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C
Skills
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science
Related Courses
- A-Level Programme - Extended Certificate in Early Childhood Development (AAQ)
- Allergy Awareness in Children - Level 2
- Caring for the Elderly - Level 2
- Childcare - Early Years Practitioner - Level 2
- Childcare - Level 1
- Children and Young People's Workforce - Level 2 (QCF)
- Early Years and Education - T Level - Level 3
- Early Years Educator - Apprenticeship - Level 3
- Early Years Lead Practitioner - Apprenticeship - Level 5
- Early Years Practitioner - Apprenticeship - Level 2
- Early Years Practitioner - Work-based - Level 2
- Endeavour
- FdA Early Years and Education (Foundation Degree)
- Introducing Caring for Children and Young People - Level 2
- MA Education (Teaching and Learning)
- Senior Practitioners in an Early Years Setting - Level 5 - Workplace
- Specialist Teaching Assistant - Apprenticeship - Level 5
- Supporting Teaching and Learning - Level 2
- Supporting Teaching and Learning - Work-based - CACHE Level 2 Certificate
- Supporting Teaching Learning - Level 2 - Part-time
- Supporting Teaching Learning - Level 3 - Part-time
- Supporting Teaching Learning - Work-based - CACHE Level 3 Diploma
- Teaching Assistant - Apprenticeship - Level 3
- Technical Occupational Entry for the Early Years Workforce - Level 3 - Work-based
- Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children - Level 2
- Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties - Level 2