Teaching Assistant Course
NCFE Level 3 Award
NCFE Level 3 Award
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Don’t miss out on our incredible January offer! Fast-track your career with our home study NCFE CACHE Level 3 Teaching Assistant course – no school placement required. It’s fully government regulated, giving you a fully recognised qualification to work as an accredited Teaching Assistant in both Primary and Secondary schools.
And for all January enrolments, we’re also including a FREE Special Needs CPD course to boost your skills and confidence even further!
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NCFE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning
Rest assured, this course is a fully recognised qualification. It meets the highest standards and will enable you to begin working as a government regulated Teaching Assistant. And for your complete peace of mind, if it’s not officially recognised, we’ll give you your money back!
NCFE Certificate included
This course qualifies you to work in all primary and secondary schools. Once you’ve completed this course, you’ll be qualified to work as a government regulated teaching assistant. All schools fully recognise this course, and unlike other colleges, we include your NCFE Certificate within the enrolment fee.
Instant access – no waiting to start
Enrol today, and you’ll get immediate access to your online course. No waiting is necessary. Once enrolled, you’ll also be paired with your own personal tutor. We accept enrolments every day of the year, so why wait? Take your next step today!
Brand new 2025 RQF syllabus
This course follows the latest 2025 RQF school guidelines with up-to-date information. You don’t need to be volunteering or working in a school to enrol on this course.
We take enrolments all year round, and one of the biggest benefits of home study is you can make your study fit around you and your schedule. You get full 1-1 access to your personal tutor, who will guide you through the course, help prepare you for your assignments, and provide full feedback on your course progress. You can also include printed course materials, which is ideal if you prefer paper-based study to online learning. Our passion will enable you to interact with your tutor as you complete each unit. Full tutor support is offered throughout the course to ensure you pass as easily as possible.
NCFE Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning
RQF REGULATED QUALIFICATION No. 603/2495/8
Lessons covered in this course:
This unit will provide you with an understanding of how children develop, including underpinning theoretical perspectives.
This unit explores:
- The expected pattern of development for children
- Factors that influence children’s development
- Monitoring children’s development and interventions
This unit will provide you with knowledge and understanding to support the safeguarding of children and young people.
This unit explores:
- Legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
- Working in partnership with other organisations
- Protecting children and young people’s safety in a learning environment
- Respond and evidence to concerns about a child or young person’s safety
- Work with children and young people to support their well-being
This unit aims to provide you with a good understanding of how schools and colleges operate.
This unit explores:
- The structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
- How schools and colleges are organised
- Teamwork in schools and colleges
- Educational ethos, mission and values
- Policies and procedures in education
This unit explores:
- Plan and provide environments that support children and young people’s health and safety
- Recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security
- Support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
- Responding to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness
- Assisting in the administration of medicine
No school placement required
To enrol on this NCFE Level 3 Award course, you DON’T need to work in a school.
- No school placement is required.
- No formal qualifications are required.
- You must be over 16 years of age.
- Enrolments are open all year.
Course Delivery – instant access to your course
Receive immediate access to your course as soon as you’ve enrolled!
A genuine government certificate from NCFE & OFQUAL
Study with us, and you will gain exactly the same government-accredited qualifications and certificates as at a local college.
Upon course completion, you will receive a government-regulated NCFE Level 3 RQF certificate that’s fully recognised & accepted by all primary and secondary schools, including colleges. There’s no mention of distance learning or home study anywhere on the certificate, and we guarantee it’s exactly the same qualification that attendance-based colleges provide.
Enrolment fee includes NCFE certificate, all your course materials and full tutor support.
( RQF’s have now replaced the old NVQ & QCF qualifications )
Our recent reviews
Some of our recent reviews
Great, friendly tutors with in depth knowledge of teaching.
So far I’m really happy, it’s easy to use and my tutor Chris has been great. I’d say you can’t really go wrong with this course, I think it’s the best on the market.
I had fantastic tutor support throughout my course and I couldn’t be more delighted with my course. Thank you Demontfort college, I definitely have no hesitation recommending you to my school head.
After lots of searching this was the best value course I could find and I’m very pleased with how it all worked out. I managed to get it finished in under 3 months and decided to carry on doing the work based certificate course.
It’s been a real pleasure working with my tutor Chris who has a more holistic and flexible approach than any of my other experiences and has kept me on track. Seven months on and I’m just about to finish my course.
I really do reccomend this course, my tutor was very helpful and responded very quickly when I needed help and advice. I completed my course within the year time given and found it pretty straight forward.
So far their courses have proved to be good quality and in particular, the support I have got is easy to use. The reason I chose this course was for the telephone support which I couldn’t find anywhere else.
Thanks to my fab tutor Chris for helping me so much. You were always there for me and I wouldn’t have finished sooooo quickly with our you! You are a star Christophar… see what I did there lol 🙂 x
I would highly recommend this course, the course material given is excellent, it’s easy to send your work off and receive feedback, I knew my tutor was always there if I needed him too. I found the whole course very interesting and I’ve learnt loads.
I just finished and everything was good thank you. My friend finished her course with you a and told me it was ok so I went and did it with you.
Great value and well run I enjoyed my course.
I just started working in my dream job and couldn’t have got here without all the help I got so just want to say thanks to all. Take care, you know who you are 🙂 Naz x
I’ve flippin done it lol, 7 months hard graft finally paid off. Over the moon and honestly recommend this course to anyone thinking about it. I really enjoyed so 5 out of 5 from me x
I’m almost halfway through my course & really enjoying the content. All queries are speedily replied to and my assessments marked and returned quickly.
Excellent service from Chris and de montfort college, I’ve been continuously offered support and help throughout..very pleased!
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All schools fully recognise this qualification
We understand that choosing the right Teaching Assistant course isn’t a walk in the park. With so many options available, it can be quite a task! That’s why we’ve put a lot of effort into providing you with the best syllabus out there.
Study Hours
NCFE CACHE set this course as taking 120 hours to complete, and students usually finish it within 4-6 months. We can extend your course if required.
Assessment
This course is assessed through written, essay style assignments, so no exams are required for this course. You can resubmit and amend your assignments without any penalty if required.
Course Duration
The course is designed to be flexible around your lifestyle. If you’d like to fast track your study, you can complete it in just a few weeks. On average, most learners finish within 4 to 6 months, giving you the perfect balance of flexibility and support to achieve your qualification.
Course Type
Study from the comfort of your own home with this fully supported distance learning course.
Pricing
Everything included, no hidden costs.
Lessons covered in this course:
This unit will provide you with an understanding of how children develop, including underpinning theoretical perspectives.
This unit explores:
- The expected pattern of development for children
- Factors that influence children’s development
- Monitoring children’s development and interventions
This unit will provide you with knowledge and understanding to support the safeguarding of children and young people.
This unit explores:
- Legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
- Working in partnership with other organisations
- Protecting children and young people’s safety in a learning environment
- Respond and evidence to concerns about a child or young person’s safety
- Work with children and young people to support their well-being
This unit aims to provide you with a good understanding of how schools and colleges operate.
This unit explores:
- The structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
- How schools and colleges are organised
- Teamwork in schools and colleges
- Educational ethos, mission and values
- Policies and procedures in education
This unit explores:
- Plan and provide environments that support children and young people’s health and safety
- Recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security
- Support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
- Responding to accidents, incidents, emergencies and illness
- Assisting in the administration of medicine
As soon as you enrol, you get instant access to your course – no waiting around to get started! Before you know it, you’ll be on your way to gaining the advanced skills and knowledge needed to become an effective Teaching Assistant. How exciting is that?
What’s included:
We’re open for enrolments 24/7, all year round, so you can start your course right away as soon as we receive your enrolment. The beauty of home study is that it fits around your life and schedule. You’ll have exclusive one-to-one access to your own personal tutor, who will be there to guide you every step of the way, helping you with your assignments and giving you full feedback on how you’re doing. And if you’re more into paper-based study than online learning, you can opt for printed course materials too. Our passion is to make your learning interactive and engaging with your tutor as you complete each unit. Plus, you’ll have full tutor support throughout the course, ensuring you pass with flying colours.
Benefits of studying with us
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1:1 tutor support throughout your course
As soon as you enrol with De Montfort for your online course, you’ll be assigned an expert tutor who will be on hand to provide support throughout your learning. All of our tutors are committed to giving you the best learning experience and we take pride in our friendly but professional approach.
Entry requirements – no work placement required
You don’t need any previous qualifications or be working in a school for this Level 3 course. You will be taught the full level 3 Award syllabus once you’re enrolled.
- No formal qualifications are required.
- No school placement is required.
- Convenient home study course.
- Enrolments are open all year.
Why De Montfort
At De Montfort, we have many years of experience providing the highest quality online Teaching Assistant courses, here are some of the reasons we think you’ll love us.
Cost-effective
With all our courses delivered online, we can minimise costs and provide you with official qualifications for less than most physical colleges.
Supportive tutors
All of our friendly tutors are experts in their field and will be on hand to support you every step of the way through your Teaching Assistant course.
Online tuition
Our online tuition allows you to study from the comfort of your own home and at your own pace.
NCFE Accredited
Our courses are accredited by NCFE CACHE, giving you a fully accepted & recognised qualification.
Save time
Because you’ll be studying online, there’s no need to travel to and from classes, saving you both time and money.
Highly rated
We’ve built a reputation for quality, and all of our courses regularly receive outstanding feedback from students.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, all of our OFQUAL qualifications are fully regulated and on the RQF framework (RQF’s have now replaced NVQ’s) which means they are recognised by all schools in the UK.
No, you are assessed throughout your course via written assignments. Tutor feedback is provided after each assignment and if any help is needed to pass an assignment, your tutor will be on hand to help.
No, you are continually assessed throughout your course by written assignments. There are 4 mandatory assignments that need to completed and passed for the Level 3 Award course to gain your level 3 certificate.
Tutor feedback is provided after each assignment and if any help is needed to pass an assignment, your tutor will be on hand for you to get in touch with. Once you have passed your assignments, that’s it – there’s no big final exam.
This is a knowledge-based course and you don’t need to be working in a school or college to take it.
We offer a continuous enrolment system that’s open 365 days of the year, letting you enrol whenever you are ready. To enrol by telephone please call the college on 0345 652 0098 between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
You can also enrol online 24 hours a day by clicking the enrol button to the right of your screen.
You don’t need any experience to be a teaching assistant, but trying to gain some will only be a positive thing. Think about volunteering at local schools, nurseries or sports clubs to give you some exposure to working with children.
All of our courses run for a period between 6-12 months.
If you find you need some extra time, we will be happy to extend for a small additional fee.
Yes, we offer flexible 0% finance to all of our students.
No, you do not need a computer to complete this course. We give you the option to receive the printed book form of your course, so if you don’t have a computer or internet access you can still study with us.
You can choose to complete your assignments by handwriting or by computer, submitting your assignments either by paper or e-mail. We find some people prefer to handwrite their work while others prefer to use e-mail. Generally, e-mail is the quicker and safer option as you don’t have to wait for Royal Mail to deliver your work and there’s less chance of it going missing. The majority of colleges are unable to offer the dual submission service we offer as it’s a lot easier for them not to have to deal with assignments that arrive by post.
No, you don’t need any prior experience to study this course, nor do you need to be actively working or volunteering in a school or a college. This is the perfect course for those looking to start a career in teaching.
The only universal entry requirement for our courses is that you are over 16 years of age. You don’t need to be working in a school or college to enrol. Regardless of your previous education or experience, you can enrol on any of our courses and study for your teaching assistant qualification.
No, if you aren’t yet working in a school, you can enrol on one of our Award courses, which will still give you a recognised government qualification at the end. If you are working in a school or college, you can enrol on our Certificate or Diploma courses, which include practical assignments you complete in the workplace.
The best place to start is by enrolling on either our Level 2 or Level 3 our Award course which provides the foundation knowledge needed to work in a school. You don’t need to be volunteering or working in a school to enrol on our Award courses so they are the perfect place to start!
All of our courses are studied at home (home study), so there’s no need to come in to the college or attend a classroom.
Yes, we’re a specialist home study college that is dedicated to Teaching Assistant and Early Years training. All of our courses are exactly the same courses you find at attendance based colleges and the certiifcate you get at the end of the course will be exactlythe same as an attendance based college. You’ll get instant access to your course and be assigned a dedicated tutor who will be on-hand via email and telephone, to support you throughout your course.
