Focus Awards
Level 3
QN: 601/8715/3
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma for the Children's Workforce (Early Years Educator) (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 367 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
17 Units
Guided Hours
367 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assessment and observation in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the current early education frame
- Understand assessment techniques in early education
- Understand the importance of record keeping in completing observation and assessment
- Be able to carry out observations and assessments in own setting in line with current frameworks
- Be able to work with key people to plan next stages of learning and development
2
Continuing professional development in early years education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the scope of own work role while supporting children in their early years
- Understand the importance of reflective practice and continuing professional development
- Be able to assess and plan for own continuing professional development
- Be able to evaluate continuing professional development activity
3
Equality, diversity and inclusion in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rights of children
- Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion
- Understand how to promote diversity, equality and inclusion
- Be able to work in an inclusive way
4
Extending children’s learning and thinking in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand strategies to extend children’s learning and thinking
- Be able to plan and implement strategies to extend children’s learning and thinking
- Be able to reflect on own practice to develop and extend children’s learning and thinking
5
Plan, lead and evaluate purposeful play activities to support children’s learning and development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand areas of learning and development in the current early education frame
- Understand the importance of play for the development of children
- Understand the need for differentiation when providing playful learning opportunities for children
- Be able to plan and lead play and learning and development opportunities in line with the current early education frame
- Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the play and learning and development opportunities used
6
Promote the health, safety and welfare of young children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal requirements and guidance for health and safety within an early years setting
- Be able to carry out risk assessment and risk management in line with policies and procedures
- Understand how to respond to accidents, incidents and emergency situations in the early years setting
- Be able to maintain records and reports to legal requirements within an early years setting
7
Recording, storing, reporting and sharing information in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the policies and procedures for recording, storing, reporting and sharing information in an early years setting
- Be able to maintain accurate and coherent records and reports in line with policies and procedures
8
Safeguarding and child protection in early years
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding within the early years setting
- Understand roles and responsibilities for safeguarding within the early years setting
- Understand how to respond to evidence and concerns of ab
- Understand the importance of record keeping relating to safeguarding issues in the early years setting
9
Support attachment when working with children in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the theories of attachment
- Understand the significance of attachment on child development
- Be able to plan and promote attachment within an early years setting
10
Support children through transitions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different types of transitions and significant events children may experience
- Understand the potential effects of transitions and significant events on children
- Be able to prepare children for transitions and significant events
- Be able to support children experiencing transitions and significant events
11
Support children with additional support needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand when children are in need of additional support
- Be able to identify additional support needs
- Understand the role of early intervention in supporting children with additional support needs
- Be able to plan and implement activities to meet additional support needs
- Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of support mechanisms
12
Support positive behaviour in children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the different strategies for supporting development of positive behaviour in young children
- Be able to support children to understand their own behaviour
- Be able to promote positive behaviour expected of young children
- Be able to support children to achieve behavioural goals and adhere to agreed boundaries
13
Support the development of reading, literacy and mathematical skills in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand systematic synthetic phonics in the teaching of reading
- Be able to plan and deliver activities using systematic synthetic phonics to develop reading skills
- Understand strategies for developing early literacy and mathematics
- Be able to plan and deliver activities to develop early literacy and mathematics
- Be able to reflect on own practice in relation to developing reading, literacy and mathematics in young children
14
Support the health, wellbeing and physical care needs of children in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why health and wellbeing is important for children
- Understand common childhood illnesses
- Be able to plan and carry out physical care routines for children in the early years setting
- Be able to plan and implement activities to promote healthy lifestyles
- Be able to follow hygienic practices to minimise the spread of infection
15
Support the holistic development of children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of holistic development of children in early years settings
- Be able to plan opportunities for the holistic development of children
- Be able to implement opportunities for the holistic development of children
- Be able to reflect on own practice in relation to promoting the holistic development of children
16
Understand child development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand a range of underpinning theories and philosophical approaches to how children learn and develop
- Understand the expected patterns of children’s development
- Understand how a child’s learning and development can be impacted by the stage of development and individual circumstances
- Be able to identify the needs, interests and stages of development of individual children
- Understand how to support and promote children’s speech, language and communication
17
Working in partnership with colleagues, professionals and key individuals in early years settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of partnership working in relation to current frameworks
- Understand roles and responsibilities of colleagues and other professionals when working in partnership
- Be able to work cooperatively with colleagues and other professionals
- Understand the role of parents and/or carers in a child's development
- Be able to encourage and work with parents and/or carers in an early years setting
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/8715/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2016