**Overview** If you’re ready to take your teaching career to the next level, we’ve got the perfect qualification to put you on the right track. This Foundation degree (FdA) in Learning Support is for current and aspiring teaching assistants who want to get professional recognition with a university-level qualification. We know you’re busy in the classroom, so we’ve made it simple to complete your studies alongside your job. You can study at one of our partner colleges in Eastleigh, the Isle of Wight, or Gosport. After the course, you'll be more effective in your current role. You could also go on to do a Bachelor's degree such as our BA (Hons) Education Studies or use your Foundation degree do courses that lead to Qualified Teacher Status. **What you'll experience** On this Learning Support course, you’ll: - Study alongside your existing learning support role, whether you’re in a general or special educational needs setting, in a school, college or other educational institution - Be taught by staff with heaps of experience, using dynamic and relevant teaching methods to help you get the most out of your studies - Learn in supportive study groups, alongside other teaching assistants from different educational backgrounds - Discover practical ways to take the knowledge and skills you learn in our classroom back to yours Wherever you choose to study, you’ll be a student of the University of Portsmouth, so you’ll have access to all of our facilities and support. **Careers and opportunities** Completing this Foundation degree opens up many career options. What can you do with a Learning Support FdA? You could progress to a relevant Bachelor's degree, such as BA (Hons) Education Studies. You could also do a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, School Centred Initial Teacher Training Programme (SCITT) or the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP), all of which can lead to Qualified Teacher Status. After you finish the course, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Core modules on the course include: - Educational Contexts - How Learning Develops - Learning in Groups - Practitioner Based Enquiry Proposal - Practitioner Based Enquiry Report - Supporting Learners with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties - Supporting Literacy - Supporting Numeracy - Supporting SEND - The Role of the Professional in Supporting Learnning - Theory and Practice of Assessment We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course - content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: - essays - case studies - reflective reports - research projects You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: X302

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Isle of Wight College

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

Applicants are to be working in either a voluntary or paid relevant educational setting for a minimum equivalence of one day a week. All applicants will need to attend an interview.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	16200.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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