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    Teaching

    Teaching Assistants provide valuable assistance to the teacher: supporting and encouraging children who require extra help to reach their full potential and overcome difficulties. The role of a Teaching Assistant can be the most rewarding role and many adults find that this is a great career to fit around their own children. 

    Our Supporting Teaching & Learning courses are perfect for those who are working in a school setting, or for those who have no previous relevant experience and would like to train for a career as a Teaching Assistant. To do this course, you must either be employed with a school as Teaching Assistant, or undertake a voluntary work placement in a school for a minimum of 6 hours per week.

    You will be taught by our expert tutors who have worked within Primary settings and have a wealth of knowledge and tips to share with our students. 

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    Adults

    Early Years Education at West Lancashire College

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    Meet our Teaching students and tutors

    Kerri Clarke, Early Years Education Lecturer

    Kerrie Clarke

    Early Years Education Lecturer

    I have great enthusiasm and passion for the Early Years Sector. I have a wealth of first-hand experience that can be passed down to our current students to enable them to succeed as an Early Years Practitioner.

    Joanne, Supported Teaching

    Joanne

    Supported Learning and Teaching Alumni Student

    During lockdown, I started to think deeply about my ambition of teaching children. I took the plunge to call Mell, one of the course tutors at West Lancs College. Mell made me feel at ease and I felt reassured that I was about to make the right choice. I have loved every minute of my course and especially enjoyed the theory elements. I absolutely loved my placement days, as I could start to put all the theory into practice and very quickly, I began to find my feet and I was becoming one of the EYFS team. In February, I successfully secured a full-time job at my placement school and I continue to love every minute of my job. I have been told that I am moving up to year 1 with my current class and will be teaching the class to cover the class teacher’s PPA, so I am very excited for the next chapter.

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