Specialist Teaching Assistant Course
Comment
from course member
CLPE's Specialist Teaching Assistant
courses have a national reputation.
The STA course is:
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accredited at 60 points at Level 1 of a degree course
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excellent preparation for TAs considering
the assessment-only route for HLTA status
- a first
step for many teaching assistants towards a teaching
qualification
This designated STA course is open to teaching
assistants currently working with children in the Foundation
Stage, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2. It is particularly useful
to schools developing the Specialist Teaching Assistant role and
preparing TAs for HLTA status. Teaching assistants who undertake
the STA course may go on to apply for the 3 day HLTA Preparation
for Assessment training.
The aim of the course is to enable STAs to assist classroom
teachers effectively in supporting children’s learning across
the curriculum with a focus on literacy and numeracy, including
the role of ICT, to support learning in these areas.
Key areas
include:
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understanding learning development
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supporting
children's literacy and numeracy development
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additional
strategies for supporting children with literacy
difficulties
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observation, record-keeping, assessment and target setting
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resources
and strategies for supporting bilingual children
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practical
experience of ICT’s role in supporting learning
The course is
both theoretical and practical and involves 14 one-day sessions
spread over three terms. Course members will be expected to
carry out school-based investigations, course-related reading
and to complete three short written assignments. Three
additional one-day school visits will be a required part of the
course. Participating schools will be expected to nominate a
teacher mentor as an integral part of support available to
course members. They will be required to attend two after-school
training sessions for teacher mentors.
Course information
Applicants
would be expected to possess either Grade A-C GCSE English and
Mathematics, or equivalent qualifications or experience, with a
supporting letter from the Head Teacher.
Tutor: Jane
Bunting
Dates: Tuesdays 23 September, 7 & 21 October, 18 November, 2
December 2008
20 January, 3 February, 24 February, 10 & 24 March, 21 April, 5
May, 2 & 16 June 2009
Course fee: £1,150
subscribing /£1,350 non-subscribing schools
Funding
for this course may be available through the LA.
Accreditation
A
nationally recognised STA certificate will be awarded on the
successful completion of the course.
The course is
accredited by the University of East London (60 points at Level
1), with successful candidates gaining a University Certificate
of Primary Classroom Support for TAs.
For further
information, contact CLPE on 020 7 401 3382/3, or fax this form
to 020 7 928
4264, email us at info@clpe.co.uk or send the reply slip below
to CLPE, Webber Street, London SE1 8QW.
For further details, contact info@clpe.co.uk
Course application
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