Syllabus

Unit 1: Schools as organisations

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education
• Understand how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities
• Understand school ethos, mission, aims and values
• Know about the legislation affecting schools
• Understand the purpose of school policies and procedures
• Understand the wider context in which schools operate

Unit 2: Understand Child and Young Person Development

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth - 19 years
• Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice
• Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected pattern
• Understand the importance of early intervention to support the speech, language and communication needs of children and young people
• Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development

Unit 3: Communication and professional relationships with children, young people and adults

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand the principles of developing positive relationships with children, young people and adults
• Understand how to communicate with children, young people and adults
• Understand legislation, policies and procedures for confidentiality and sharing information, including data protection

Unit 4: Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
• Understand the importance of working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
• Understand the importance of ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the work setting
• Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed
• Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been bullied
• Understand how to work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing
• Understand the importance of e-safety for children and young people

Unit 5: Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand what is required for competence in own work role
• Be able to reflect on practice
• Be able to evaluate own performance
• Be able to agree a personal development plan
• Be able to use learning opportunities and reflective practice to contribute to personal development

Unit 6: Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support children and young people’s health and safety
• Be able to recognise and manage risks to health, safety and security in a work setting or off site visits
• Understand how to support children and young people to assess and manage risk for themselves
• Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents emergencies and illness in work settings and off site visits

Unit 7: Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Be able to promote equality and diversity in work with children and young people
• Understand the impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people
• Be able to support inclusion and inclusive practices in work with children and young people

Unit 8: Support learning activities

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Be able to contribute to planning learning activities
• Be able to prepare for learning activities
• Be able to support learning activities
• Be able to observe and report on learner participation and progress
• Be able to contribute to the evaluation of learning activities
• Be able to evaluate own practice in relation to supporting literacy, numeracy and ICT

Unit 9: Promote children and young people’s positive behaviour

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand policies and procedures for promoting children and young people’s positive behaviour
• Be able to promote positive behaviour
• Be able to manage inappropriate behaviour
• Be able to respond to challenging behaviour
• Be able to contribute to reviews of behaviour and behaviour policies

Unit 10: Support assessment for learning

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Understand the purpose and characteristics of assessment for learning
• Be able to use assessment strategies to promote learning
• Be able to support learners in reviewing their learning strategies and achievements
• Be able to contribute to reviewing assessment for learning

Unit 11: Develop professional relationships with children, young people and adults

The learning outcomes for this unit are:

• Be able to develop professional relationships with children and young people
• Be able to communicate with children and young people
• Be able to develop professional relationships with adults
• Be able to support children and young people in developing relationships
• Be able to comply with policies and procedures for confidentiality, sharing information and data protection