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Child Care

 About the course*

This course is a BTEC National Award and is equivalent to

one A Level qualification.

The course will challenge you to develop skills that will equip

you with the skills you will need to become a successful

Early Years Practitioner. You will learn about the needs

of babies and children, studying patterns of growth and

development and the influences on a child’s development.

You will also study how a child’s early experiences can befacilitated through positive environments, relationships and

safeguarding mechanisms.

You will be required to complete a 60-hours work placement

over the two years course as part of your assessment. This

will provide you with invaluable experience for working in

the early years sector or for further training, such as primary

school teaching.

Course breakdown

Diploma (Single Award):

Unit 1 - Positive Relationships

Unit 2 - Positive Environments

Unit 3 - Promoting Children’s Development

Unit 5 - Safeguarding Children

Unit 38 - Vocational Experience in an Early Years

Environment

*Note:

This course specification is currently being updated by the

examinations board and changes will therefore reflect this

from September 2014.

How will I be assessed?

 All coursework units are internally assessed and externally

moderated. The vocational placement required for Unit 38

also forms part of your assessment for the course.

Where can it take me?If you wish to pursue a career in caring for babies and

young children, then this is the course for you. Students

who have successfully completed this course have gone

on to study Early Childhood Studies, Primary Teaching

and Social Work in further education. You should be

aware that if you are interested in Primary Teaching you

must already have a GCSE grade C or above in English,Maths and Science. Some universities now ask that

you have the BTEC National Award to be accepted on

a Primary Teaching course. However, you must also be

aware that you need to study a curriculum subject at A

Level to access Primary Teaching courses.

 Additional minimum entry requirements:C in GCSE English at Higher Tier or English Language

and C in GCSE Mathematics.

Is this course for me?This BTEC National Award is a demanding academic

subject and you will need to be committed to the course

for two years. You will be required to establish links with

local primary schools in order to arrange your work

placement and will need to be dedicated in order to

meet coursework deadlines.

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