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Here you’ll find free courses and resources designed for learners working in the Welsh Education sector interested in understanding the role of teaching assistants.

For qualified teachers, there is a master’s level taster of analysing learning and learning challenges.

  • What about me? A personal development course for carers in Wales

    What about me? A personal development course for carers in Wales

    This is a personal development course for carers in Wales. It will help you to identify and reflect on your experiences, interests and skills and your future aspirations. You will also have the opportunity to develop a personal action plan to take forward beyond the course. Developed by The Open University in Wales and Carers Trust Wales, it is embedded with case studies from real carers sharing their experiences and reflections.

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    Course

    5 hrs

  • Supporting children's development

    Supporting children's development

    This is a version of the OU Social Partnerships Network course 'Supporting children's development'

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    Course

    15 hrs

  • Teaching assistants: Support in action

    Teaching assistants: Support in action

    Teaching assistants are an important resource in education. This unit looks at how the role has developed across the UK over time and particularly in Wales. It explores the skills and attributes that teaching assistants use to provide effective support and contribute to productive teamwork.

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    Course

    4 hrs

  • Learning and practice: Agency and identities

    Learning and practice: Agency and identities

    This unit introduces you to a sociocultural approach to understanding and analysing learning in educational institutions, the home and the workplace.

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    Course

    8 hrs

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