Venues

Easterhouse Campus

Content

If you’d like to work as a Support for Learning Worker within a school, college, or additional support needs (ASN) setting, this full-time PDA at SCQF Level 6 is the ideal place to start your career.

You’ll develop the skills, understanding, and confidence to assist teachers and learners in a range of educational environments, focusing particularly on supporting children and young people with additional support needs.

You’ll study:

Developing Professional Practice in an Education Setting (Workplace Experience); Understanding Professional Practice in an Education Setting; Development of Children and Young People in an Education Setting; Supporting Children and Young People who Require Additional Support for Learning;
Supporting Behaviour of Children and Young People in an Education Setting; Protecting and Promoting the Rights of the Child; Working with Children and Young People with Autism in an Education Setting
Understanding Mental Health Issues.

Entry Requirements

Relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 5. Applicants with experience in a childcare setting will be considered. Interview and written task.

You will require a satisfactory criminal record check from Disclosure Scotland to show that you are suitable for this type of course. Contact Disclosure Scotland for details on the type you would need.

Progression Routes

Relevant HNC