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Joseph Leckie Academy

  • Leadership, Empathy, Community, Kindness, Integrity & Environment

Child Development

Level 1 / 2 Technical Award (NCFE CACHE)

This will be taught over three years and students will learn about:

  • Child development
  • Care routines and activities to support development
  • Early years provision
  • Legislation relating to care of children
  • Roles and responsibilities of an Early Years Practitioner
  • Observation and planning in the early years  

Learning will involve class discussions, written work, production of posters, booklets and resources to use with young children. This will build the students’ skills which will support lifelong learning.

Progression

Students can progress to health and social care or T level in Education and Child care in sixth form This can then lead to university or careers such as nursing, social work, teaching, child care and elderly care.

Course Content

Unit 1 – An introduction to working with children 0-5 years                                       

Unit 2- Development and well-being of children 0-5 years

Unit 3 – Child care and development of children 0-5 years (Examination              module)

Assessment

Written exam – externally marked -50%

Synoptic project – internally marked and externally moderated -50%