Program Overview

What makes our Teaching and Learning Support FdA special?*

For many young people, learning support assistants are an essential part of their educational journey. The role requires patience and integrity and brings with it considerable responsibilities and substantial rewards.

The Teaching and Learning Support FdA is designed for individuals who are currently working or volunteering within primary or secondary schools. It aims to draw upon your existing knowledge and experience, and to support you to develop new skills and knowledge. With an emphasis on work-based assignments, your learning is orientated around your practical experience. The aim of this course is to further your personal and professional development and open the door to possible additional study and routes into teaching.

The course is timetabled over a single day in each teaching block to enable students to easily fit studying around their work commitments.

*Subject to approval

Key features

• Flexible locations: study at either University of Worcester on a full or part-time basis
• An ideal opportunity to study whilst employed, delivery of this course is designed to work around your employment. Teaching takes place on a single day in each teaching block to simplify time management around work and other responsibilities.
• Top up opportunities at the University of Worcester, including our BA Education Studies and BA (Hons) Teaching in Primary Education with recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (Top Up) programmes: Early Years (3-7) or Later Years (5-11)
• A route into teaching; upon successful completion of your foundation degree you are guaranteed an interview for the Teaching in Primary Education BA (Hons) with QTS Top Up.
• Support your professional development by exploring topics as diverse as the curriculum, managing challenging behaviour, inclusive education and exploring children’s mental health and wellbeing.