Teaching, Training and Assessing

Skills Bootcamp – Teaching Assistant

Adult
Teaching, Training and Assessing
Online Study
Study Mode

Part Time, Online Learning

Start Date, Location

Nov 2025, Online Study

Duration

6 weeks

Cost

£.00

per academic year.
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Course Overview

The role of a Teaching Assistant gives you the skills and knowledge to help support teachers and learners in the classroom. Apple a Day will work with you to secure interviews for Teaching Assistant roles after completing the course.

More information

You will gain knowledge of specific areas of learning that will help you understand what is needed to become a successful Teaching Assistant. These topics of understanding are:

– Special Educational Needs.
– Prevent
– Behaviour Management.
– Supporting Maths an English in a teaching assistant role.
– Safeguarding

You will also cover employability skills which will get you ready for the interviews and for TA positions. You will cover:

– Creating/updating your CV
– Interview skills and techniques
– Planning and preparing for an interview
– Understanding recruitment processes in Education
There are no formal entry requirements with this course however, a good level of English is required and you will be expected to complete a DBS check with Wiltshire College and University Centre.
Assessment is informal, based on your personal targets and the learning outcomes will be undertaken regularly with you by the course tutor.
The Course is taught online

The first session is on Monday 3 November 10am – 12pm. After this, the course runs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4 November until 10 December, 9:30am until 2pm each day with a 30 minute lunch break.

You will need to use either a computer or laptop for the course, with access to Teams, as mobile devices such as tablets or phones tend not to work sufficiently well.

You must currently reside in England. Should you need any additional information before applying please do contact us on busdev@wiltshire.ac.uk .

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