FAST TRACK CACHE Level 1 Preparing to Work in Schools

25/01/2021
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27/05/2021
BWDN1021 (2020/2021)
Online Provision
Fee for non-Lancashire Residents: £95.00
Fee for Lancashire Residents: £95.00

You may be entitled to a discount if you are in receipt of one or more benefits:

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If the above applies to you, you will be asked to provide evidence of this before you make a payment. You will find further instructions after you have completed the enrolment steps.

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You may be entitled to this course for free. There are two cases where you may qualify for this:

If you are currently unemployed, are looking for work and are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits you may qualify for a discount:

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If the above applies to you, you will be asked to provide evidence of this before you make a payment. You will find further instructions after you have completed the enrolment steps.

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Please note that the College is only able to offer this course at the rates publicised on this website to those individuals aged 19+ or over on 31st August 2025 whose home address is in areas of England outside of the devolved authority areas of: Cambridge and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Greater London, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England. Where an individual resides outside of England or in one of the devolved areas then the College reserves the right to charge you for the delivery of the course at a rate of £11.75 per hour. This is in line with the College’s Fees Policy which is published on our websites.

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Overview of Course

Overview of Course

This Level 1 accredited qualification is designed to prepare learners for further learning and training, whilst developing an understanding of the teaching and learning environment in a school setting, how to support the well-being of a child or young person and child, and young person development.
The qualification is aimed at a range of learners who are thinking of working in a school setting. This course is ideal for anyone wishing to progress onto teaching assistant training.

Learners do not need to be working or undertaking practical placements to take this qualification.

• This is a Fast Track course, you will aim to complete the course within 8 weeks via Moodle, our online learning environment.
• You will work on your own time but you must be able to commit to at least 3 hours’ study per week.
• A subject specialist tutor will provide ongoing support throughout the course and you may be invited to join in a live online classrooms using Zoom to further support you work.
• You will need to be able to access the internet on a device with speakers or earphones.
• Some of the course content will also be accessed via our online learning site ‘Moodle’.
• Once you have enrolled onto the course you will be sent further information from your course tutor on how to get started.
• Your tutor will be on hand throughout the course to offer you support, feedback and guidance.

For all accredited courses, a fee will apply if you do not meet the eligibility criteria. The fee for this course is set at £95.

Fee remission is based on:

Being in receipt of jobseekers allowance; Employment and Support allowance; Universal Credit; Another state benefit (conditions apply); Studying for your first full Level 2 qualification on an eligible course; Aged 19-23 and studying for your first full time Level 3 qualification on an eligible course.
Fee remission may also apply for those in employment with a gross annual income of less than £17,000.

Once enrolled you can discuss this further with your tutor.

This course usually runs for 12 weeks for 2.5 - 3 hours each week. All 3 units need to be completed to achieve the award. It is important that you attend regularly to be able to achieve the qualification successfully. The first session is 'Welcome Week' during which you will have the opportunity to find out about the course and discuss what you hope to learn.

Course Overview

What you will learn

What you will learn

All units need to be to completed and cover the following topics:

Unit 1 Understand schools as organisations
1. Understand the different types of schools
2. Understand policies and procedures in schools
3. Understand different areas of learning in schools

Unit 2 Understand how to keep children and young people healthy, safe and well
1. Understand the main stages of development from birth to 19 years of age
2. Understand how to keep individuals safe in the learning environment
3. Understand how to protect children and young people
4. Understand healthy eating
5. Understand equality, diversity and inclusion

Unit 3 Understand how to communicate with children, young people and adults
1. Understand how to communicate effectively with children, young people and adults
2. Understand how to communicate within a team
3. Understand how to encourage individuals in a learning environment

What Will I Learn

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

In order to attend this course you should be able to: follow verbal and written instructions in English; write in properly constructed sentences and paragraphs at or towards Level 1

Entry Requirements

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

How Your Course Will Be Assessed

This is a practical and hands on course where you will be involved in various activities which will enable you to develop new skills. Through a range of group, individual and paired activities linked to the course criteria to enable you to meet the requirements. The course will have a range of assessment activities to demonstrate your understanding of the topic. The course is assessed through portfolio which is internally marked by Lancashire Adult Learning, and then externally marked by an CACHE assessor.

Assessment Methods

How will I know if I'm making progress?

How will I know if I'm making progress?

During the course, you will have the opportunity to discuss your progress with the teacher and feedback will be provided. You will also be encouraged to provide course feedback to your teacher, and take part in end of course evaluation.

Progress

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

What coursework will I be expected to complete?

You will be required to complete sufficient work to achieve the minimum course criteria as identified through the course specification handbook. Your teacher will support you to do this with the majority of work being is produced in class to enable ongoing support to be given.

Required Coursework

Additional information

Additional information

For this course to run we need a minimum of 8 learners.

Most of the resources will be provided by the teacher, however you will need a pen and an A4 ring binder (not lever arch).

The Additional Learning Support Team work across college supporting learners with a variety of learning needs in different ways. Support can be requested at enrolment or at any point throughout your course. For more information telephone 0300 123 6711 or email als@lal.ac.uk

Additional Information

Careers progression

Careers progression

Prepare for further learning or training and/or develop knowledge and/or skills in a subject area. Prepare for further learning or training including:

• NOCN Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Early Learning at Home
• Ascentis Level 2 Certificate in Education Professions
• Family English, Maths and Language courses (FEML)
• Functional Skills
• English or Maths up to level 2

If you require in-depth advice on progression opportunities or guidance on career choices please contact our Information Advice, Guidance and Careers Advisers on: 0333 003 1717 Email: iag&careers@lal.ac.uk

For general information about other courses, contact us on the same number or check out the website www.lal.ac.uk

Careers Progression
We are very sorry but it appears that it is not currently possible to apply onto this course online, we are very sorry about this. If you wish to discuss this course with us please do get in touch and we will see how we can help. Or alternatively if you go to the main college website you can browse for other courses to apply for
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The online application and enrolment process is really simple, once you have clicked the “APPLY" or "ENROL” button you will be redirected to the portal where you either log in or create an account (if you haven’t done so previously). We will then ask you to give us a couple of bits of information like address, mobile phone number ect and that’s it.
Once your applications has been made the next step will be for you to book yourself onto one of our interview evenings, depending on availability you might be able to do this straight away but otherwise we will get in contact to arrange when you come in for an interview.
At any point you can log back into the portal throughout the year, update information like your predicted GCSE grades, update contact and consent information and keep a live track of your application.
If you have any questions or run into any problems when using the portal please get in contact with us and we will help

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