Advanced Teaching Assistant & Early Years Education Skills Development
Course Overview
This advanced course equips learners with the professional knowledge, practical skills, and confidence required to work effectively as a Teaching Assistant or Early Years Practitioner. It focuses on child development, inclusive learning, safeguarding, classroom support, and early years frameworks, preparing learners to support children’s learning, wellbeing, and development in educational and early years settings.
Duration: 2 weeks | Level: Intermediate | Language: English
Please Note: Thames College is a One Education approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses.
What You'll Learn
- Roles and responsibilities of Teaching Assistants and Early Years Practitioners
- Child development stages from birth to early childhood
- Supporting learning through play-based and child-centred approaches
- Classroom support strategies for literacy, numeracy, and creative learning
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) and inclusive education practices
- Safeguarding, child protection, and wellbeing support
- Behaviour management and positive discipline techniques
- Supporting emotional, social, and cognitive development
- Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) principles and curriculum support
Exclusive Offer
What You'll Get
- Advanced-level training aligned with education and early years standards
- Practical classroom and early years support strategies
- Real-world case studies and scenario-based learning
- Skills to support children with diverse learning needs
- Transferable skills for education and childcare roles
- Certificate of completion to enhance employability
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need previous experience in education or childcare?
A: No. The course starts with core concepts and builds toward advanced professional skills.
Q: Is this course suitable for Early Years settings?
A: Yes. It includes dedicated Early Years education content aligned with EYFS principles.
Q: Does the course cover safeguarding?
A: Yes. Safeguarding and child protection are core components of the course.
Q: Will this course improve classroom confidence?
A: Absolutely. It focuses on practical support, communication, and behaviour management skills.
Course Curriculum
| KS1 and KS2 Teaching Assistant - Updated Version | |||
| **Early Years Teaching** | |||
| Module 01: Introduction to EYFS | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 02: Importance of Early Years in Development | 00:22:00 | ||
| Module 03: EYFS Teaching Techniques | 00:17:00 | ||
| Module 04: Working as an EYFS Teacher | 00:21:00 | ||
| Module 05: Promoting Learning and Development | 00:33:00 | ||
| Module 06: Children Having Special Education Needs or Disabilities | 00:19:00 | ||
| Module 07: Parents’ Guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage | 00:12:00 | ||
| Module 08: Welfare Requirements | 00:19:00 | ||
| Module 09: The EYFS Educational Philosophies and Privileges | 00:16:00 | ||
| Module 10: Registration, Inspection, and Quality Improvement | 00:13:00 | ||
| Module 11: EYFS Framework in 2021 | 00:13:00 | ||
| KS1 and KS2 Teaching Assistant | |||
| Primary Education in the UK | 00:36:00 | ||
| Responsibilities, Qualifications and Skills | 00:15:00 | ||
| Children with Special Educational Needs | 00:26:00 | ||
| National Curriculum in England | 00:14:00 | ||
| Types of Schools in the UK | 00:15:00 | ||
| Child Development | 00:13:00 | ||
| Moving to Key Stage 1 from EYFS | 00:19:00 | ||
| Starting at Key Stage 1 | 00:29:00 | ||
| English Requirements at Key Stage 1 | 00:35:00 | ||
| English Requirements at Key Stage 2 | 00:34:00 | ||
| English Teaching Strategies | 00:40:00 | ||
| Mathematics for Key Stage 1 | 00:29:00 | ||
| Mathematics for Lower Key Stage 2 | 00:26:00 | ||
| Mathematics for Upper Key Stage 2 | 00:31:00 | ||
| Teaching Strategies for Mathematics | 00:25:00 | ||
| Science for Key Stage 1 | 00:17:00 | ||
| Science for Key Stage 2 | 00:38:00 | ||
| Science Teaching Strategies | 00:23:00 | ||
| Geography and History Study Program | 00:31:00 | ||
| Geography and History Teaching Strategies | 00:20:00 | ||
| Other Primary Subjects for Key Stage 1 | 00:28:00 | ||
| Other Primary Subjects for Key Stage 2 | 00:31:00 | ||
| KS1 and KS2 Teaching Assistant - Old Version | |||
| Module 1: Introduction to EYFS Teaching and Early Years of Childhood Development | |||
| The Importance of Education in Early Childhood | 00:05:00 | ||
| Why is Education Important? | 00:15:00 | ||
| Key Benefits of Early Childhood Education | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: Working as an EYFS Teacher | |||
| The Role of the Early Years Teacher | 00:15:00 | ||
| Working with Young Children | 00:45:00 | ||
| Module 3: Understanding the EYFS Framework | |||
| The Early Years Framework | 00:30:00 | ||
| Understanding the EYFS Framework | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 4: Promoting Learning and Development | |||
| The Learning and Development Requirements | 00:30:00 | ||
| The Early Learning Goals | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 5: Curriculum for EYFS Teaching | |||
| The EYFS Curriculum Design | 00:05:00 | ||
| Learning and Teaching Through Play | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 6: Methods for EYFS Teaching | |||
| Teaching Methods | 00:15:00 | ||
| Strategies for 21st Century Early Childhood Teachers | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 7: Working with Children Having Special Education Needs or Disabilities (SEN/SEND) | |||
| Understand Constructivism in the Classroom and Know Your Role as a Teacher | 01:00:00 | ||
| SEN Code of Practice | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 8: EYFS and Educational Philosophies and Exemptions to the EYFS | |||
| Montessori and the EYFS | 00:05:00 | ||
| The Montessori Approach | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 9: Promoting Child Welfare in the Early Years | |||
| Welfare Requirements Become Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements | 00:05:00 | ||
| Staffing Roles and Responsibilities | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 10: Finding Work as an EYFS Teacher | |||
| Early Years Teacher | 00:30:00 | ||
| Teaching Jobs: Where to Find Them and When to Apply | 00:15:00 | ||
| How to write a Must-Read CV | 00:15:00 | ||
| **Key Stage 1 & 2 Teaching** | |||
| Module 11: Early Phonics & Alphabet, CV and Blends | |||
| Module 1: Early Phonics & Alphabet | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 2: CVC | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: Blends | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 12: Vowel Phonemes and Other Phonics | |||
| Module 4: Vowel Phonemes | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 5: Other Phonics | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 13: Prefixes and Double Consonants | |||
| Module 1: Prefixes | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 2: Double Consonants | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 14: Plurals, Compound Words and Common Words | |||
| Module 1: Plurals | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 2: Compound Words | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: Common Words | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 15: Spelling | |||
| Module 4: Spelling and Rhyme | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 5: Spelling Strategies | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 16: Alphabetical Order and Dictionary Skills | |||
| Alphabetical Order | 00:30:00 | ||
| Dictionary Skills | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 17: Synonyms & Thesaurus Work | |||
| Module 1: Synonyms | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 2: Thesaurus | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 18: Proverbs and Idioms | |||
| Module 1: Proverbs | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: Idioms | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 3: Metaphorical Expressions | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 19: Noun, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs | |||
| Module 1: Nouns & Adjectives | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 1: Verbs | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: Adverbs | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 20: Writing Basic Sentences and Collective Nouns | |||
| C. Writing Basic Sentences | 00:30:00 | ||
| D. Collective Nouns | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 21: Maths: General, Number and Number System | |||
| Module 1: Miscellaneous | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 2. Planning & Assessment | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 1: Counting | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 2: Patterns & Number Sequences | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: Ordering and Comparing Numbers | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 4: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 5: Properties of Numbers | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 6: Place Value | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 7: Rounding, Approximating & Estimating | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 8: Ratio and Proportion | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 22: Calculations | |||
| Module 1: Addition & Subtraction | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 2: Doubling and Halving | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 3: Using a Calculator | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 23: Solving Problems | |||
| Module1: Word & Real Life Problems | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 2: Money Problems | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 24: Measures, Shape & Space | |||
| Module 1: Length or Distance | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2. Capacity or Volume | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: 2D Shapes | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 4: Position and Direction | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 5: Time | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 25: Scientific Enquiry | |||
| Module 1: Investigative Skills | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 26: Life Processes and Living Things | |||
| Module 1: Life Processes – Worksheets | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: Humans and other Animals | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 3: Green Plants | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 4: Variation and Classification | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 5: Living Things in Their Environment | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 27: Properties of Materials and Physical Processes | |||
| Module 1: Grouping and Classifying Materials | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 2: Changing Materials | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 3: Rocks and Soils | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 4: Separating Mixtures of Materials | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 1: Electricity | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 2: Forces and Motion | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: Light and Sound | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 4: The Earth and beyond | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 28: ICT | |||
| Module 1: General | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: Word Processing, DTP and Graphics | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: CD-ROMS, Internet & Email | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 29: Art & Design and Geography | |||
| ART & DESIGN | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 1: Maps and Plans | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: Local Studies & Contrasting UK Locality | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 3: Transport, Weather & Tourism | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 4: Mountains and Rivers | 00:30:00 | ||
| Module 5: Around the World | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 30: History | |||
| Module 1: Famous People | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 2: The Tudors | 00:15:00 | ||
| Teaching Phonics | |||
| Introduction to Teaching Phonics | 00:45:00 | ||
| Phonics Basics | 00:30:00 | ||
| Methods to Teach Phonics – Jolly Phonics | 00:30:00 | ||
| How to Start with Phonics? | 00:30:00 | ||
| Phonemic Awareness | 00:15:00 | ||
| Teaching Children Word Families | 00:30:00 | ||
| PHONICS, READING AND GPS | 00:30:00 | ||
| A Glossary of Phonics Terms | 00:15:00 | ||
| Year 1 Phonics Screening Check | 00:30:00 | ||
| When Dyslexic Students Struggle with Phonics | 00:30:00 | ||
| Refer a Friend | |||
| Refer a Friend and Claim One Course for FREE | 00:00:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – KS1 and KS2 Teaching Assistant | 1 week, 5 days | ||
Certificate of Achievement
Upon completion, you will receive a CPD-accredited certificate recognised globally. Choose from:
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