Childcare
Year 10 Curriculum plans
| Term | What are we learning? | What Knowledge, Understanding and Skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will these be assessed? |
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Autumn |
Content Area 1: Child Development |
Students will be studying the expected patterns of a child’s development aged 0-5 years including physical development, communication and language development, social and emotional development and cognitive development. | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the content area and the ability to apply that to the externally set task. | Students will submit a written response which will demonstrate an understanding of holistic child development. This will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. |
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Autumn |
Content Area 2: Factors that influence the child’s development  |
Students will study the factors that influence a child’s development being able to articulate the differences between biological factors and environmental factors (Nature verses Nurture). | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the content area and the ability to apply that to the externally set task. | Students will submit a written response which will demonstrate an understanding of factors that influence a child’s development. This will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. |
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Spring |
Content Area 3: Care routines, play and activities to support the child. |
Students will study basic care routines, basic care needs and play activities and apply them to a variety of individual needs. | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the content area and the ability to apply that to the externally set task. | Students will submit a written response which will demonstrate an understanding of care routines, play and activities to support the child’s development. This will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. |
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Spring |
Content Area 4: Early Years Provisions |
Students gain an understanding of the different types of Early Years Provision including statutory, private, independent, voluntary services | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the content area and the ability to apply that to the externally set task. | Students will submit a written response which will demonstrate an understanding of the different types of Early Years Provision. This will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. |
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Summer |
Content Area 5: Legislation, policies and procedures in the early years Content Area 6: Expectations of the early years practitioner |
Students gain an understanding of regulatory authorities, pertinent legislation, policies and procedures and the role of an Early Years Practitioner in supporting and maintaining procedures | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the content area and the ability to apply that to the externally set task. | Students will submit a written response which will demonstrate an understanding of legislation, policies and procedures in the early years and the expectations of the early years practitioner. This will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. |
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Summer |
Content Area 7; Roles and responsibilities |
Students will gain an understanding of partnership working, roles and responsibilities, external agencies, and confidentiality and how they should work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the content area and the ability to apply that to the externally set task. | Students will submit a written response which will demonstrate an understanding of partnership working, roles and responsibilities and external agencies. This will be graded as Pass, Merit or Distinction. |
Year 11 Curriculum plans
| Term | What are we learning? | What Knowledge, Understanding and Skills will we gain? | What will excellence look like? | How will these be assessed? |
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Autumn |
Unit One - An Introduction to working with children 0 - 5 years. |
Students will revisit and demonstrate their understanding of different types of provision, the role and functions of early years settings, the role and responsibilities of the early years worker and enhance their understanding of inclusion and diversity by applying specific examples. | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the key concepts required to meet the assignment brief. | Students will submit a written task which will demonstrate an understanding of the role and functions of early years settings. |
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Autumn |
Unit 3 Exam Preparation |
Students will develop an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of early years workers, understand how to observe children to assess their development, describe and apply the Early Years Foundation Framework. They will also be able to articulate the factors affecting the holistic development of children. | Students will accurately recall knowledge and show understanding of key concepts, apply appropriate knowledge and understanding and analyse concepts to demonstrate an understanding of specific scenarios. | This will be assessed in the 1 hr 30 minutes external examination in January 23 and/or May 23. Students will be expected to answer short answer and extended writing questions. The exam is 50% of the final grade. |
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Autumn |
Unit Two - Development and wellbeing 0-5 years |
Students are able to identify the expected pattern of a child’s development 0-5 years including the physical, intellectual, language, emotional and social (PILES) and factors that impact upon holistic development, predictable and unpredictable transitions. | Students will accurately recall knowledge and show understanding of key concepts, apply the knowledge and understanding and analyse concepts to demonstrate an understanding of specific theories. | Students will submit a written task which will demonstrate an understanding of expected patterns and factors that impact upon holistic development. |
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Spring |
Unit Three – Exam preparation |
Students will revise their knowledge and understanding of the content of Unit One and Unit Two. | Students will accurately recall knowledge and show understanding of key concepts, apply appropriate knowledge and understanding and analyse concepts to demonstrate an understanding of specific scenarios. | This will be assessed in the 1 hr 30 minutes external examination in January 23 and/or May 23. Students will be expected to answer short answer and extended writing questions. The exam is 50% of the final grade. |
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Spring |
Unit Two - Development and Well-being (0 - 5 years). |
Students will continue to develop their understanding of child development in relation to key areas including holistic development, language development and understand the effects of transition on a childs development. | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the key concepts required to meet the assignment brief. | Students submit 3 written tasks which form their evidence of the unit. |
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Summer |
Unit One and Unit Two Coursework Completion  |
Consolidating learning key areas of study and redrafting coursework | Students will demonstrate secure knowledge of the key concepts required to meet the assignment brief. | Students will submit a written task which will demonstrate an understanding of learning styles and study skills and their effectiveness. |
