PDA Education Support Assistance (Level 6)
This education support assistant course develops your knowledge and skills if you work or want to work with children and young people in education.
Provider
Glasgow Clyde College, GlasgowThis course is available on the Glasgow Clyde College website.
Description
What will I learn?
This PDA Education Support Assistance course may also suit returning learners who want to supplement existing qualifications by gaining some experience working with children before going on to further study at HNC or degree level in Childcare, Additional Support Needs (ASN) or Primary Teaching, or who wish to seek employment as an education support assistant.
Course content
- Development of children and young people in an education setting
- Supporting the behaviour of children and young people in an education setting
- Supporting children and young people who require additional support for learning
- Protecting and promoting the rights of the child
- Introduction to Basic First Aid
- Understanding professional practice in in an edcation setting
- Developing professional practice in an education setting
- Work experience in a primary or secondary school, or in an ASN setting.
Attendance
Two days (Wednesday and Thursday) per week.
To start in Block One, you will attend classes at Langside Campus on Wednesday and Thursday.
Then in Blocks Two and Three, you will attend classes at Langside Campus on Thursday and on Wednesday, you will be on placement in an educational setting.
About Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow Clyde College is a further and higher education college, located in Glasgow.
The college offers a broad range of courses across many subject areas, and has three easily accessible campuses in Glasgow at Langside, Cardronald and Anniesland.
With award winning teaching staff, the college is the largest further education provider in Glasgow and has the highest achievement rates in further and education in the area.
Glasgow Clyde College also has excellent links to universities to allow you to progress to degree level.
