Free Teaching Assistant Course

The child who finally gets it usually got there sitting next to a teaching assistant!

How many adults do you think work in a typical school besides the teachers? Department for Education figures put nearly 289,000 teaching assistants in England's state schools, close to three in every ten people working there. Eight in ten of them work part time, which is why the job suits parents and career changers so well. Our free teaching assistant course prepares you for the whole role, not only the classroom half of it.

Behaviour, safeguarding, health and safety and how a school actually runs all come into it.

Why Choose Our Free Teaching Assistant Course?

Study in the evening once the house is quiet, on whatever device you own. Here is what you get:

1. Work at a speed that suits your week
2. Lessons shaped by people who work in schools
3. A short quiz at the close of each module
4. Results the moment you submit
5. Someone reachable by chat, phone or email
6. Every lesson free from start to finish

What You Will Learn from Our Programme

Our teaching assistant training online follows a school day from arrival to home time, including:

1. Learn what the role covers and where your responsibility sits.
2. Settle into a school and see how it is organised.
3. Encourage positive behaviour without raising your voice.
4. Keep children safe and healthy across the school day.
5. Build good relationships with pupils, parents and staff.
6. Champion equality, diversity and inclusion in everyday practice.
7. Understand safeguarding and how to raise a concern properly.
8. Support learning activities and assessment alongside the teacher.
9. Follow how children develop and what that means.
10. Mentor pupils towards real change in their lives.

What Makes Our Programme Different

Helping with reading is the part everyone pictures. But what does the job really involve? In practice it goes much further, right down to noticing a child who seems troubled at home. That is what a school will ask you about at interview. So this course treats safeguarding, behaviour and child development as core rather than as add-ons.

Entry Requirements

Our free teaching assistant online course​ is open to beginners and school volunteers alike. Our free course is perfect for you if you can do these things:

1. Read and understand everyday English.
2. Use a computer or phone with confidence.
3. Study around family and work.
4. Do not need any classroom experience.
5. Care about how children get on.

Lifetime Certificate Validity

Your certificate comes with lifetime validity, so you never need to renew it. Want the high-quality version? That costs just £5 once you finish, and a hardcopy costs a little more.

Who Is This UK Course for?

Parents already helping at the school gate use this to make it a job. School volunteers and lunchtime supervisors too, since they know the children and want the training to match. Some learners are leaving office work for something that matters more. And anyone comparing a teaching assistant online course with a college route can start here at no cost.

Career Paths

Schools ask for an enhanced DBS check before you start, and this online free teaching assistant course gives you the knowledge behind the application. Roles it points towards:

1. Teaching Assistant
2. Learning Support Assistant
3. Classroom Assistant
4. SEN Support Assistant
5. Lunchtime or Pastoral Supervisor

Free Teaching Assistant Course Overview

Our free online teaching assistant course​ helps you gain clear and reliable classroom skills. You will learn how to support lessons, encourage good behaviour, keep children safe and work well with teachers and parents. As your confidence grows, you will be able to walk into a school, understand how it runs, and be genuinely useful from your first week.

Be the One a Child Remembers!

Every classroom needs somebody with time. Enrol in our free teaching assistant course now and make that yours!