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Support Work in Schools is a vocational qualification offered at Levels 2 and 3

 

These qualifications are appropriate for those who undertake support work roles within schools,

including:

 

Administrators; receptionists; PAs; library assistants; data managers; technicians; IT support;

learning resources; caretakers; midday supervisors; special educational needs; learning support.

 

Candidates should be in current employment or working voluntarily within a school environment.

 

Supporting Teachers & Learning (formerly called Teaching Assistant NVQ) at Levels 2 and 3

 

Level 2

This NVQ will be suitable for you if you are a newly-appointed teaching assistant or if you have

some autonomy in your role as a teaching assistant but most activities are carried out under the

guidance of the classroom teacher. This NVQ is suitable if you work in any stage of education

from reception to post-16 and in any type of mainstream or special school. The main thing for

this NVQ is that your job role must give you the opportunity to be involved in the following

types of activity:

• supporting the teacher with organising the learning environment and maintaining records
• assisting with the care and support of pupils
• supporting learning activities.

 

Level 3

This NVQ will be suitable for you if you are an experienced teaching assistant with some

autonomy in your working role and/or you have responsibility for a varied range of pupil-based

activities. This NVQ is suitable if you work in any stage of education from reception to post-16

and in any type of mainstream or special school. The main thing for this NVQ is that your job

role must give you the opportunity to be involved in the following activity:

• contributing to the management of pupil behaviour
• establishing and maintaining relationships with individual pupils and groups of pupils
• supporting pupils during learning activities