Learning Support FdA

**Overview**<br/><br/>For many young people, learning support assistants are an essential part of their educational journey. The role requires patience and integrity, and brings with it considerable responsibilities and substantial rewards.<br/><br/>At Worcester, this foundation degree in Learning Support has been designed to draw upon your existing knowledge and experience, and to develop new skills. With an emphasis on work-based assignments, your learning is orientated around your practical experience.<br/><br/>For those working or seeking work in a learning support role, this course will further your personal and professional development as a competent and confident practitioner, enhancing your career prospects and opening the door on to possible additional study and routes into teaching.<br/><br/>**Key features**<br/><br/><br/>- Flexible locations: study at Halesowen College on a full or part-time basis. Subject to approval, the course will also run at BMet from September 2024<br/><br/><br/>- A sound basis for further study at Bachelors degree level, including our Education Studies and Integrated Working with Children and Families programmes delivered in Worcester<br/><br/><br/>- Support your professional development whilst exploring topics as diverse as the creative curriculum, managing challenging behaviour, inclusive education and exploring social care<br/><br/><br/>**Why the University of Worcester?**<br/><br/>The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.<br/><br/>At Worcester small class sizes, supportive tutors and professionally focussed courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.<br/><br/><br/>- **First in the UK for sustained employment** and/or further study (excluding specialist institutions), 5 years after graduation – Longitudinal Education Outcomes data 2024.<br/><br/><br/>- **First in the UK for quality education** – Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024.<br/><br/><br/>- **Ofsted Outstanding** in 2023 the University’s primary and secondary teacher training programmes were rated ‘Outstanding’.<br/><br/><br/>Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays