Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School

Improve the support you provide for children’s learning in primary school

Giving children in primary school the right support is vital.

On this course you’ll hear from education experts, school staff and school children who provide insight into how children learn, the learning environment, and communicating in school.

You’ll explore some of the theories underlying people’s behaviour that could impact learning in school, and you’ll reflect on your own experiences in the classroom to help build on your confidence and working practices.

By the end of the course you’ll be better equipped to improve the support you provide in the education of children.

This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses of all time by online course aggregator class central.

This course is for teaching assistants and support staff in early years and primary school. It will also be of interest to teachers returning to work, newly qualified teachers, as well as providing a refresher for current teachers. Parents of children in schools may also find this course useful in helping them to support and encourage their children’s learning.

This course focusses on teaching and learning in primary schools. If you work in a secondary school, you may like to join: Supporting Successful Learning in Secondary Schools.

• You and others
• Welcome to Week 1
• Your point of view
• Bias in the classroom
• Types of teachers
• Review and reflect
• How people learn
• Welcome to Week 2
• Doing things differently
• More way than one way
• Expectations and fulfilling them
• Review and reflect
• The environment for learning
• Welcome to Week 3
• Teaching in reality
• Haydn scale
• Behaviour in the classroom
• Review and reflect
• Communication and language
• Welcome to Week 4
• Communication
• Listening
• The right questions
• Review and reflect