As a practitioner within the school or college environment, this Level 4 qualification aims to provide you with professional development to further enhance your practice. This work-based qualification will embrace the wealth of experience that you have already gained within the Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning, and challenge you in both your daily practice and theoretical understanding.

Mandatory units:

• Enabling individuals to learn
• Understand how to support children and young people to improve their mental health and well being.
• Working with others to support children with additional needs and disability in a school or college.
• Working with families and other professionals in a school or college setting.
• Implementing change in a school or college setting.

Candidate must be 18+ and hold a full Level 3 Supporting Teaching and Learning Qualification
Do you have any mentoring experience? This is a requirement for a L4 qualification, (this could be as simple as informal mentoring in the staff room or helping with the inductions of new staff members, maybe sharing good practice through being observed completing teaching and learning activities)

An Advanced Learner Loan

Learners aged 19 and over and studying an approved learning aim at Levels 3, 4, 5 or 6 can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan.
Eligibility for the loan doesn’t depend on a learner’s income and there’s no credit checks. Interest is charged from the date the first payment is made to the learning provider.