BTEC LEVEL 2 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development ABOUT the subject
the college has prepared me for my chosen career path and provided me with many amazing life changing opportunities.
You will study six different units on this course, which will give you the skills and knowledge needed to work with children. As part of the course you will spend one and a half days a week on work placement in an early years setting such as a primary school or a day nursery. The aim of the course is to introduce you to the employment area you have chosen and provide a good basis to progress to an advanced course. A BTEC First Diploma is a practical, work- related course. You learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations. The BTEC First Diploma is equivalent to 4 GCSE grades A* - C and is taken as a one year full time course.
Assessment – Holly North L3 Diploma in Children’s Play, Learning and Development
For each unit you will submit written coursework which will be assessed and graded as pass, merit or distinction. There are no exams for this course. At the end of the year you will achieve an overall pass, merit, distinction or distinction* grade.
specific entry criteria Standard requirements for Level 2 Diploma.
Course content As well as spending one and a half days a week on work placement, you will study 6 different units. In Unit One you will gain basic knowledge of children’s development and how to observe and assess their development in a practical way in order to plan activities to support their development. Unit Two will involve you learning about the importance of keeping children safe, both in the care environment and on outings, as well as learning about child protection and how to deal with accidents and emergencies. Unit Three will teach you about the importance of communication with both children and adults.
In Unit Four you will learn about planning play and learning environments to help children’s development. Unit Five helps you to develop professionally as an early years’ worker and helps you to improve your practice in this setting. The final unit will involve studying how to support children’s play and learning in an early years setting. “The childcare staff are extremely helpful and supportive and I feel my placement opportunity has helped me gain practical skills that will help in my future profession.”
ALEX KArwowska School: All Saints Catholic College Studied: L3 Diploma in Children’s Play, Learning and Development Destination: Childhood Studies at Huddersfield University