NCFE
Level 3
QN: 610/4000/9
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Technical Occupation Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 311 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NCFE
Syllabus Units
16 Units
Guided Hours
311 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the principles of developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults2. Understand legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection3. Be able to develop professional relationships with children and young people4. Be able to communicate with children and young people5. Be able to develop professional relationships with adults6. Be able to support children and young people in developing relationships7. Be able to support inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people
2
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Engage in personal and professional development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the requirements for competence in own work role
- Reflect on organisational practice to identify areas for improvement
- Evaluate own performance against relevant standards
- Agree a personal development plan with relevant stakeholders
- Use learning opportunities and reflective practice to contribute to personal development
3
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Schools and colleges as organisations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education2. Understand how schools and colleges are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities3. Understand teamwork in schools and colleges4. Understand educational ethos, mission, aims and values5. Understand the purpose of policies and procedures in education
4
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support assessment for learning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the purpose of assessment for learning
- Describe the characteristics of assessment for learning
- Use assessment strategies to promote learning
- Support learners in reviewing their learning strategies and achievements
- Contribute to reviewing assessment for learning
- Maintain learner records
5
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support children and young people during learning activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Be able to contribute to planning learning activities2. Be able to prepare for learning activities3. Be able to support learning activities4. Be able to observe and report on learner participation and progress5. Be able to contribute to the evaluation of learning activities
6
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support children and young people during transitions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify different types of transitions that children and young people may experience.
- Explain the potential impact of transitions on children and young people's development and well-being.
- Recognise signs that a child or young person may be experiencing a transition.
- Respond appropriately to a child or young person who is experiencing a transition.
- Implement strategies to support children and young people in managing transitions.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of support strategies for transitions.
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support children and young people’s speech, language and communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the importance of speech, language and communication for children and young people's overall development.
- Describe the role of support staff in supporting speech, language and communication development.
- Demonstrate strategies to support speech, language and communication development in the learning environment.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies for supporting SLC.
- Contribute to maintaining a positive environment that supports speech, language and communication.
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support English and maths skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify learner needs for English and maths support using a range of assessment methods
- Plan English support activities that address identified learner needs
- Plan maths support activities that address identified learner needs
- Deliver English support that enables learners to access teaching and learning
- Deliver maths support that enables learners to access teaching and learning
- Evaluate the effectiveness of English and maths support provided
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support health and safety in a learning environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand how to plan and provide environments that support children and young people’s health and safety2. Understand how to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a learning environment or during off-site visits3. Understand how to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves4. Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness in the learning environment and during off-site visits5. Understand own role in assisting in the administration of medication
10
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support positive behaviour in children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the key features of policies and procedures for promoting positive behaviour in a learning environment.
- Describe the roles and responsibilities of the teaching assistant in implementing behaviour policies.
- Apply a range of strategies to promote positive behaviour in children and young people.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different behaviour management techniques.
- Respond to incidents of challenging behaviour in a safe and appropriate manner.
- Review own practice in managing behaviour and identify areas for improvement.
11
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support the role of play, leisure and extra-curricular activities for children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the nature and importance of play and leisure2. Understand own role in relation to the requirements of play and leisure activities3. Understand how to balance risk and challenge with the benefits of the play and leisure opportunity
12
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Support the use of ICT in the learning environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the policy and procedures for the use of ICT for teaching and learning2. Understand how to prepare ICT resources for use in teaching and learning3. Be able to support the use of ICT for teaching and learning
13
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Understand how children and young people develop
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years across all developmental domains.
- Explain the factors that can influence development and how they affect practice.
- Analyse the importance of early identification of developmental delay.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different monitoring methods.
- Justify the need for appropriate interventions when development does not follow the expected pattern.
- Apply knowledge of development to support individual children and young people.
14
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Understand how to safeguard children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the key legislation and guidelines that underpin safeguarding practice
- Analyse how policies and procedures support safeguarding in the learning environment
- Evaluate the role of different organisations in safeguarding children and young people
- Describe the signs and indicators of abuse and harm
- Explain the procedures to follow when responding to concerns or evidence of abuse
- Justify the importance of working in partnership to safeguard children and young people
- Apply strategies to promote the wellbeing of children and young people
15
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Understand how to support bilingual learners
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand how to contribute to the assessment of bilingual learners2. Understand how to support bilingual learners to access the curriculum
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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Supporting Teaching and Learning (Diploma)
Understand how to support learning of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the principles of inclusive practice and the rights of disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs2. Understand how to obtain information about individual needs, capabilities and interests of disabled children and young people, and those with special educational needs3. Understand the special educational needs of children and young people with cognition and learning needs4. Understand the special educational needs of children and young people with emotional, behavioural and social development needs5. Understand the special educational needs of learners with sensory and/or physical needs6. Understand the kinds of strategies needed to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/4000/9
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NCFE
- Qualification Type
- Technical Occupation Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2025