Education and Childcare

What does the course involve?

Equipping you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours you need to enter skilled employment in the Education and Childcare sector, with 750 placement hours. You will study the core component and choose one of two occupational specialisms:
• Early Years Educator
• Assisting Teaching

Course Outline

For the Early Years Educator specialism you will cover:
• Support and promote children’s play, development and early education
• Develop relationships with children to facilitate their development
• Plan, provide and review care, play and educational opportunities to enable children to progress
• Safeguard and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of children
• Work in partnership with colleagues, parents, carers and other professionals to support children’s development

For the Assisting Teaching specialism you will cover:
• Support the class teacher to enhance children’s education, individually and in groups
• Plan, provide and review educational opportunities in collaboration with teachers and other adults
• Safeguard and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of children and young people
• Recognise, adapt and respond to individual children’s needs, including those with SEND, to support development and access to the curriculum

You will also complete an Employer-set project (ESP) during your industry placement which makes up 20% of your course and lasts for a minimum of 45 days. You will gain a good perspective of all aspects of education in year one ready for assessment of these practical skills in year two.

Assessment

• 2 written examinations (Paper A and Paper B)

• an employer-set project (ESP) – a supervised project, devised and set by NCFE

Students will receive marks for:

• Paper A

• Paper B

• Employer-set project (ESP).

These marks will be aggregated to create one grade for the Core Component.

Occupational Specialism Assessment

Assessed through:

• Synoptic assignments (specific to each Occupational Specialism).