Helping Your Child Learn

Helping Your Child Learn Better

Help your child learn more effectively without turning every study session into a struggle. In this practical, approximately two-hour course, you’ll explore everyday learning situations, watch short demonstrations and discover how to use a set of tools to guide learning, improve routines and encourage growing independence. No teaching background is needed. Enroll to develop a more informed, balanced approach to supporting learning at home.

Learning Coach

0 studentsLast updated 18 September 2026

About the course

Supporting a child’s learning involves more than making sure homework is finished or study time is completed. This practical course helps you understand what effective learning looks like and make informed choices about how to help—without routinely doing the work for the learner. It also considers how to balance study with rest, play and other important activities.

Designed for parents and guardians supporting children or other young people in their care, the course requires no background in teaching or educational theory. Everyday explanations, relatable scenarios and short demonstrations show how learning principles can be used at home and adapted to different ages and individual needs.

This self-paced course takes approximately 2 hours. You will explore practical situations and learn to use a downloadable toolkit for reviewing and improving learning support. Course videos and resources are available within Moodle after purchase and account access. No certificate is awarded.

What you'll learn

How learning works: Explain why attention, understanding, practice and checking matter more than study time or task completion alone.
Learning skills and habits: Recognise ways to help a child plan, focus, recall information and practise effectively.
Support without taking over: Use practical prompts and toolkit resources while preserving the child’s role in learning.
Checking and improving: Notice gaps in understanding, respond constructively to mistakes and identify useful next steps.
Learning conditions: Review routines, resources, support arrangements and the home environment while protecting time for rest and other activities.
Adapting your approach: Adjust guidance to the child’s age, educational stage and individual learning needs.

Requirements

No prior knowledge of learning science, educational theory or teaching.
The ability to read and write; basic computer skills are helpful but not essential.
A smartphone or computer with internet access to use Moodle.
A Moodle account and access to the purchased course. Account setup and access instructions will be provided.
Access to the course videos and downloadable toolkit through Moodle; no account on another learning platform is required.

Course Delivery

The course will be delivered in the following ways:

· Self-paced Moodle learning: Approximately 2 hours of mobile-friendly learning, with no fixed completion deadline.

· Short videos and demonstrations: Clear explanations and examples showing how learning principles and toolkit resources can be used.

· Everyday scenarios: Relatable situations with opportunities to consider how you would support a learner.

· Downloadable toolkit: Practical resources available within Moodle for use when supporting learning at home.

· Course access: After purchase, you will receive or create a Moodle account and be given instructions for accessing the course.

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