Free Teaching Assistant Training

Could you identify the child who has quietly stopped following?

Noticing is most of the job, and our free teaching assistant training builds that skill first. Department for Education figures put two-thirds of teaching assistants in nursery and primary schools, with another fifth in special schools and pupil referral units. So the noticing usually happens with young children or with pupils who need somebody patient sitting beside them.

Reading support, behaviour, safeguarding and the paperwork behind a school day all feature.

Why Choose Our Free Teaching Assistant Training?

Our free training is great because you can study in a way that suits you. For example:

1. Study during school hours
2. Written by school staff
3. Retake any quiz for free
4. Ask us anything, any hour
5. No fee at any stage

What You Will Learn from Our Programme

Our teaching assistant training online walks you through a real primary week, such as:

1. Get clear on what a teaching assistant is responsible for.
2. Read a classroom and know when a child has stopped following.
3. Step in with reading, writing and number work.
4. Speak to children, parents and staff in the right register.
5. Notice behaviour early and turn it around gently.
6. Watch for health, safety and safeguarding concerns.
7. Work with pupils who have special educational needs.
8. Track progress and feed it back to the teacher.
9. Sit alongside the assessment without taking over the lesson.
10. Grow into mentoring pupils through difficult patches.

What Makes Our Programme Different

Ask a teaching assistant what the hard part is and they rarely say the lessons. It is the child who will not settle. Or the one who has gone quiet and nobody has noticed yet. So our lessons on inclusion, behaviour and child development go there properly, because that is where you will want the help.

Entry Requirements

Start with nothing behind you, and you will still keep up. All we ask is:

1. Read English comfortably
2. Have a laptop, tablet or phone
3. Be 16 or over
4. Genuinely like being around children

Lifetime Certificate Validity

Check your certificate for a renewal date. There is not one, and there never will be. The high-quality version costs just £5 once you pass, with a printed copy available for a little more.

Who Is This UK Course for?

Anyone wanting work that matches the school run will find this fits neatly. Parents especially. Dinner supervisors and volunteers already in the building take it to move onto the payroll. Some learners are working towards teacher training later and want classroom time first. And anyone weighing up a teaching assistant online course against a paid college route can test the subject here.

Career Paths

Our online teaching assistant course opens the door to roles like:

1. Primary Teaching Assistant
2. One-to-One SEN Support
3. Nursery or Reception Assistant
4. Behaviour Support Assistant
5. Learning Mentor

What Is the Free Teaching Assistant Training Overview

A few lessons, every one built around what happens in a primary classroom. Reading and number support, behaviour, safeguarding, special educational needs, assessment and how a school is actually organised. None of it is theory for the sake of it. All of it turns up in a normal week, usually before Wednesday.

Get Into the Classroom This Term!

Schools recruit support staff all year round. Enrol in our free teaching assistant training now and be ready when they do!