Support learning, build confidence and help others achieve their potential through Teacher Education and Teaching Assistants at Tameside College. This subject area is suited to people interested in classroom support, training, education and the skills that make teaching effective. Depending on your course and previous experience, you could explore planning learning activities, supporting individual needs, communication, safeguarding, assessment, inclusive practice and reflective teaching. Some routes are designed for those looking to support learners, while higher-level teacher education qualifications are intended for people working towards or already practising in teaching and training.

The college provides supportive teaching spaces and Learning Hubs with resources for research, lesson preparation and independent study. Courses can also benefit from discussion of real educational situations and opportunities to connect professional ideas with workplace practice, where relevant. Tameside College offers post-14 teacher education routes in partnership with the University of Huddersfield, giving eligible learners a route to develop their professional qualifications.

Suggested careers include teaching assistant, learning support assistant, education support worker, training instructor, further education teacher or learning and development trainer, with additional qualifications or experience where required. If you have patience, enjoy explaining ideas and want to make a positive difference in people's learning, this area can help you build purposeful professional skills.