Merseyside – Learn From Home – Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools

This is a remote course where you will learn from home with guidance from a tutor. Your start date depends on how quick you complete and return your enrolment documents that will be emailed to you upon a successful course booking.

Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Award provides an introduction to the skills, qualities and knowledge that may be required for employment.

The qualification develops the knowledge and understanding that all those working in a school setting will need. It covers areas such as safeguarding, communication and understanding the school context.

As it is a knowledge-based qualification, it can be taken by learners not yet employed in a school.

The units delivered are:

Unit 1: Child and Young Person Development

Unit 2: Communication and Professional Relationships with Children, Young People and Adults

Unit 3: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Work with Children and Young People

Unit 6: Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People

Unit 10: Schools as Organisations

The course is delivered over 6 weeks and includes:

Expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years.

Transitions, which may affect development.

Influences that affect children and young people’s development, including background, health, and environment and the importance of recognising and responding to concerns about children and young people’s development.

Legislation and policies relating to working in a school.

How to behave appropriately for a child or young person’s stage of development.

Deal with disagreements between the practitioner and children and young people, the practitioner and other adults.

Supporting the rights of all children and young people to participation and equality of access.

Delivery

Live delivery is on a Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday starting from 9.30am registration with classroom teaching starting from 9.45am, learners are required to log in every morning unless they have made prior arrangements with their tutor.  Learners will be online with the tutor for a minimum of 2 hours in the morning and then they are given activities to complete and log back in for the afternoon session for an hour (1pm – 2pm to allow learners to still make school run commitments they may have).