Learning Support - FdA

University of Portsmouth

If you’re currently working in learning support – such as in a teaching assistant role – and you’re ready to take the next step in your career, our Foundation degree (FdA) in Learning Support will put you on the right track.

As a learning support professional, you play an invaluable role in enabling children to realise what they’re capable of. Your experience is excellent groundwork from which to develop greater educational support expertise, or even to move towards becoming a teacher.

You'll study at one of our partner colleges. Whichever you choose, you’ll be a student of the University of Portsmouth, so you’ll have access to all of our facilities and support.

When you graduate, you'll have new skills and insight to bring to your learning support role. You could also use your foundation degree to access further study that leads to Qualified Teacher Status.

This course isn't currently open to international students outside the EU.

Course highlights
Develop your teaching assistant skills by exploring how best to support learners across key subject areas such as literacy and numeracy
Discover how to support children with a range of needs, including those with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and social, emotional and mental health difficulties
Learn in supportive study groups, alongside other teaching assistants from different educational backgrounds, and find out how to take the knowledge and skills you learn in our classroom back to yours
Be taught by expert staff with extensive experience, using dynamic and relevant teaching methods to help you get the most out of your studies
Study alongside your job at one of our partner colleges: South Hampshire College Group - Eastleigh Campus, Isle of Wight College, or City of Portsmouth College.