Effective Learning NCFE Level 1

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CRB Checks and Placements

You need to find a placement in a school and get your CRB check before you can do Level 2.

  • Use the time while you are doing the Level 1 (our) course
  • Get your Level 2 Numeracy & Literacy if you haven't already,
  • Find a school that will accept you and get checked.

This is not a quick process and getting your CRB takes weeks.

It can be hard to find schools as there is a lot of competition for placements.

You can start off by doing just a few hours a week, maybe just helping, hearing readers, whatever the teacher needs.

When you have completed this course and have Level 2 Numeracy and Literacy,

  • Increase your hours in school to 12 hours a week
  • Apply for the NVQ2 Supporting Teaching and Learning.

Any time you can spend in school before that will add to your experience and make the NVQ2 easier.

The CRB check:

  • Done through the school
  • You will have to pay for it yourself.
  • Only valid for specific placements
  • When you change schools you usually have to get a new one done.
  • You will be sent a copy of the form and so will the school.

More details and translations in to other languages from the

CRB Site

Unit 1 Links to Your Session Notes

Session 1 - click through for the notes for the first session.

Session 2 - week 2 notes

Session 3 - week 3 notes

Session 4 - week 4 notes

Session 5 - week 5 notes

Unit 2 Links to session notes

Session 6 - week 6 notes

Session 7 - week 7 notes

Session 8 - week 8 notes

Unit 3 Links to Session Notes

Session 9 - week 9 notes

Session 10 - week 10 notes




Unit 1 Topics

What is learning?

Topics include:

  • What is meant by learning
  • Ways of learning
  • Reasons for learning
  • Applications of learning
  • The brain and its capabilities (including left and right brain, information processing, mental abilities with age, IQ tests, human development, learning difficulties, exceptional ability)
  • Natural learning curves

Unit 2

How do we learn?

Topics include

  • Different learning styles (visual, auditory kinaesthetic)
  • Ways of gathering information/ideas (research, books, internet, observation)
  • Ways of organising information/ideas (note taking etc)
  • Ways of sharing information/ideas (talks, posters, video, images, web sites, reports etc)
  • Tools to assist learning (memory techniques, concept maps)
  • Techniques to assist learning (including mnemonics, reading strategies, concept maps, using music)

Unit 3

A learning journal

The units in more detail

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