DC TA course
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DULWICH SCHOOLS
TEACHING ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE
Handbook Guidance
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|The Dulwich College International Schools |
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|Teaching Assistant Certificate |
|Programme Outline: |
|Programme Rationale: |
|The Dulwich Early Schools Early Years Teaching Assistant certificate will enable teaching assistants to become effective co-teachers |
|and to be empowered as professionals working in Dulwich Schools. The Dulwich group would like to aspire to excellence in early years |
|and this certificate will support this aim through developing the quality of teaching and learning of a large proportion of the Dulwich|
|Schools Early Years learning community. This is a shared vision and will be collaboratively delivered across schools. |
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|Programme Framework: |
|The programme will run over 6 academic terms and will be made up of 6 units of learning. The programme will be awarded 300 Dulwich |
|credit points, which could be used towards incremental benefits and / or promotion within the Dulwich Schools. |
|The Units |
|4 core units. |
|1 research unit (an optional choice of preferred age group) |
|Programme Delivery: |
|The programme encourages active learning and is delivered in each school with a combination of face to face workshops, practical tasks,|
|observation of practice, video conferencing, resource materials and portfolios of evidence. The workshops will be practical with a |
|range of hands on experiences to include discussion, dialogue, presentations and simulation. |
|The programme is divided into : |
|guided learning sessions |
|work based learning |
|online collaborative learning |
|classroom observation |
|self study ( to include assessment tasks, research, portfolio.) |
|Programme Assessment |
|Each unit will be assessed by a task. The Assessment task could be one of the following : |
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|Learning log |
|Video clips |
|Group or individual presentation |
|A display or other visual resource |
|Information booklets |
|Curriculum resource |
|Case study |
|Observation of children |
|Role play |
|These assessment tasks will be deemed competent/non competent using a clear assessment criteria. The programme will be moderated across|
|schools. |
|A portfolio of evidence will be collected and presented at the end of the course to an assessment panel from across the schools. |
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|APL – APL applications will be considered before each unit. |
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|Unit Outline: |
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|Each unit will include: |
|Rationale |
|Unit Description |
|Learning intentions |
|Overview of unit content |
|Online participation |
|Session plans |
|Assessment tasks and criteria |
|Mandatory Units |
|1. Introduction to working with children and young people. (See example of detailed course unit outline) |
| 2. Supporting Children’s Learning |
|Pedagogy of play |
|Comparing different educational perspectives. |
|Curriculum frameworks |
|Teaching strategies scaffolding: role modeling ; supporting ; questioning skills |
|Observation, planning and assessment EYFS/KS1/KS2 |
|Enabling environments |
|Continuous provision |
|Working with Under 3s |
|Role of the adult |
|AEN |
|Developing creativity |
|Supporting Numeracy/ Maths |
|Supporting English/language/communication/literacy/phonics |
|Knowledge and Understanding of the world |
|Risk assessment |
|Reporting incidents/accidents |
|Supervision of children |
|Multiculturalism |
|3. The Heart of Teaching |
|Reflective practitioner |
|Relationships |
|Motivation |
|Ability to put children first |
|Lifelong learning |
|Working as a professional |
|Receiving feedback |
|The role of key person |
| 4. Supporting a Healthy and Safe Environment for Children |
|Safeguarding children |
|Health and safety policies and guidelines |
|First Aid |
|Food and nutrition |
|Risk assessment |
|Reporting and recording incidents/accidents |
|Supervision of children |
|Optional Unit |
|Choosing from one of the following age ranges the learners will complete a research topic of interest. |
|Under 3s |
|3-5s |
|KS1 |
|KS2 |
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|Selection Criteria |
|An acceptable level of spoken English |
|Must have completed a satisfactory application, which includes a personal statement. (Hand written) |
|A commitment to improving their written English if necessary. (Learning support will be offered to them) |
|A selection Interview |
|Must have an up to date police check. |
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|Suggested Schedule |
|DCMI and Heads to approve the proposal |26th September 2011 |
|Approved by Heads of School and Early and|30th of September 2011 |
|Years and Junior School. | |
|Presenting the course to the TA’s |Straight after the CNY holiday |
|Applications Due | |
|Applicants informed | |
|Training Begins across the schools. |The beginning of Term 3 |
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