This course is designed as a professional development qualification for primary school teaching assistants who want to further their understanding, knowledge and skills across the ever changing primary curriculum. Participants will study a common core of introductory modules designed to familiarise them with differing approaches in supporting the teaching and learning of primary English, Literacy and Mathematics, how the challenging area of special education needs impacts upon their teaching and learning support and explore aspects of the Science and ICT elements of the primary curriculum, examine both the creative and humanities elements of the Primary Curriculum.