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    Newcastle College Teaching 7

    Adults 19+

    Teaching

    Are you keen to get back in the classroom and start making a difference? If you are a real people person and want a rewarding career, our teaching courses could be for you. Many of our courses can be studied full-time or part-time to fit around your lifestyle and current commitments.


    You will be based at our Newcastle School of Education (NSE) which has an excellent reputation for teacher training and professional development. It is one of only ten Centres for Excellence in Teacher Training in the UK. So you know you will be in safe hands.

    You will be taught by experienced tutors who have spent many years working in the education sector as teachers and education professionals.

    A range of teaching specialisms are available, such as Numeracy and Maths and Special Educational Needs as well as CELTA and DELTA qualifications so you can teach English as a Foreign Language.

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    What can I study?

    Award in Education and Training

    This Award in Education and Teaching course is a great introduction to teaching and is ideal if you are looking to find out more about the sector before undertaking further teaching qualifications.

    Length: 3 months
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 13th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA)

    This intensive Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) course, is the most internationally recognised language qualification.

    Length: 1 month
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 11th January 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health - Level 2

    The purpose of this qualification is to increase your knowledge and awareness of children and young people’s mental health. 

    Length: 3 months
    Study: Online Learning
    Start date: 4th January 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Caring for Children - Level 1

    Considering a career working with children? This Caring for Children course gives you a taste of what it really takes to work in childcare.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 6th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Childcare and Education - Level 3

    This Childcare and Education course will give you the building blocks you need for a career working with children.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 6th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Early Years Practitioner - Level 2

    Discover the joy of working with children on this intensive Early Years Practitioners course.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 6th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Meet Our Tutors

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    Lisa Fernandes

    Course Leader - Education

    "Equal access to education is something that has always motivated me to be the best I can. Teaching has always been a passion of mine and seeing students on their placements improving time after time is really rewarding. Graduation is just the icing on the cake!"

    What can I do with a Teaching qualification?

    Speech and language therapists Special needs education teaching professionals Authors, writers and translators Educational support assistants Houseparents and residential wardens Care escorts Further Education Teaching Professionals Secondary Education Teaching Professionals Education Advisers and School Inspectors Teaching and Other Educational Professionals n.e.c.

    Daily tasks:

    • Writes reports and maintains client caseloads.
    • Counsels relatives to help cope with the problems created by a patient.
    • Attends case conferences and liaises with other specialists such as doctors, teachers, social workers and psychologists.
    • Treats speech and language disorders by coaching and counselling clients or through the use of artificial communication devices.
    • Designs and initiates appropriate rehabilitation and/or remedial programmes of treatment.
    • Assesses, tests and diagnoses a client.

    Median Salary

    £35,668 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Discusses student.
    • Updates and maintains students.
    • Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
    • Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
    • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students progress.
    • Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
    • Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student.
    • Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student.
    • Assesses student.
    • Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.

    Median Salary

    £43,982 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Provides communication support for the hard of hearing or the visually impaired.
    • Converts documents or spoken statements from original or source language into another language.
    • Writes instruction manuals and user guides, technical reports, catalogues and indexes, prepares sales literature and writes technical articles for trade journals.
    • Negotiates contracts with freelance agents and with buyer on behalf of writer.
    • Selects material for publication, checks style, grammar and accuracy of content, arranges for any necessary revisions and checks proof copies before printing.
    • Generates and develops creative ideas for literary material.
    • Determines subject matter and researches as necessary by interviewing, attending public events, seeking out records, observing etc..

    Median Salary

    £31,912 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
    • Attends to child.
    • Helps and encourages child to communicate.
    • Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
    • Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
    • Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
    • Supports schoolwork under teacher.

    Median Salary

    £20,536 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Keeps records and writes reports.
    • Maintains contact and discusses problems/progress with other staff and social workers.
    • Establishes and maintains contact with members of the neighbouring community and/or the residents.
    • Provides one-to-one counselling or group therapy.
    • Ensures that all material needs of residents are provided and endeavours to resolve any problems that they may have.
    • Plans and participates in games and leisure activities to encourage emotional, social, physical and intellectual development.
    • Creates friendly, secure atmosphere and tries to gain the trust and confidence of those in the home or under supervision.

    Median Salary

    £24,195 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Supervises and accompanies children who are taking part in a theatrical, television or film production.
    • Communicates with colleagues and maintains accurate records.
    • Supervises contact between parents and separated children.
    • Organises toilet and meal stops, as appropriate.
    • Supports and secures chair bound clients.
    • Transports clients safely and securely between approved destinations.

    Median Salary

    £19,814 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content.
    • Assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables.
    • Arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students.
    • Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
    • Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.

    Median Salary

    £42,348 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
    • Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
    • Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
    • Undertakes pastoral duties.
    • Supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline.
    • Maintains records of students.
    • Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
    • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students.
    • Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects.

    Median Salary

    £49,465 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Prepares reports on schools concerning teaching standards, educational standards being achieved, the spiritual, moral and social development of pupils, resource management etc.
    • Observes teaching, assesses learning level and discusses any apparent faults with teachers, heads of department and head teachers.
    • Arranges for the provision of school medical and meals services.
    • Verifies that school buildings are adequately maintained.
    • Appoints and controls teaching staff.
    • Plans and advises on the provision of special schools for children with physical or learning disabilities.
    • Advises on all aspects of education and ensures that all statutory educational requirements are being met.

    Median Salary

    £40,125 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Teaches English as a foreign language and assists in the tuition of foreign languages.
    • Provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups.
    • Co-ordinates the activities of private music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments.
    • Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.

    Median Salary

    £34,854 View more

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