06/05/2026
Online delivered level 3 Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools Diploma course (otherwise known as Teaching Assistant course) on 27th May.
The course is delivered online over Microsoft Teams as one tutor led session per week from 10am-2pm on Wednesdays alongside a work experience placement in a school (minimum of 1 day per week) and some self/home study.
As this course is fully remote and available nationally, we ask students to find their own work placement as the course is very much a practical one based on evidence and observations of TA tasks/duties etc so it is important that the student makes this relationship with a school local to them. They may even already have a relationship with that school if they have children or family who attend so this is always a good place to start.
The program runs over 24 weeks in total and includes a guaranteed job interview!
The course is open to anyone in the UK aged 19+ who has lived in the UK for 3 or more years with permanent residency who has access to a computer, laptop or tablet. The course is also open to all Ukraine nationals.
The course is funded by a small student/advanced learner loan but it should be free to our students as no contribution is due until once in employment as a TA and earning over £26,000 but as the average TA salary is around £23,000 or less, they would not meet this threshold.
There are not many level 3 courses on offer at the moment and this level 3 has become the qualification required by schools/employers plus combined with the work experience, makes course finishers genuinely extra employable when they attend the guaranteed job interview!
See attached for a breakdown of course content
Note: You do not need to have a level 1 or 2 or existing TA qualification to join this course.
If you work with anyone interested in doing the course or are interested in doing it yourself, please get in touch Daisy Harnick [email protected]