Focus Awards
Level 3
QN: 601/7888/7
Curriculum Active
Focus Awards Level 3 Diploma in Playwork (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Focus Awards. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1181 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Focus Awards
Syllabus Units
24 Units
Guided Hours
1181 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Administer playwork provision
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to implement access procedures
- Be able to record key information
- Understand how to implement access procedures
- Understand how to record key information
2
Allocate and monitor the progress and quality of work in own area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan work for colleagues
- Be able to brief colleagues on planned work
- Be able to monitor colleagues’ work
- Be able to support colleagues in their work
- Understand own sector context for allocating and monitoring work in own area of responsibility
- Understand own organisational context for allocating and monitoring work in own area of responsibility
- Understand how to plan work for colleagues
- Understand how to brief colleagues on planned work
- Understand how to monitor work carried out by colleagues
- Understand how to support colleagues in their work
3
Contribute to an organisational framework that reflects the needs and protects the rights of children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to research children and young people’s needs and rights
- Be able to consult on children and young people’s needs and rights
- Be able to contribute to procedures that reflect children and young people’s needs and rights
- Be able to promote a diverse and inclusive play environment
4
Contribute to evaluating, developing and promoting services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to the evaluation of service provision
- Be able to develop and improve services
- Be able to contribute to the promotion of services
- Understand how to carry out evaluations
- Understand how to make improvements to services
- Know which individuals in the organisation to work with in relation to different activities
5
Develop and maintain a healthy, safe and secure play environment for children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to establish a healthy, safe and secure environment for children and young people
- Be able to maintain a healthy, safe and secure environment for children and young people
- Be able to implement procedures for accidents, injuries, illnesses and other emergencies
6
Develop and promote positive relationships in a play environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop relationships with children and young people in a play environment
- Be able to communicate with children and young people in a play environment
- Be able to support children and young people in developing relationships in the play environment
- Be able to communicate with adults in the play environment
7
Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 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
8
Engage with parents, carers and families in a play environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop relationships with parents, carers and families
- Be able to communicate with parents, carers and families
- Be able to support effective parenting as a playworker
- Understand how to develop relationships with parents, carers and families
- Understand how to communicate with parents, carers and families
- Understand how to support effective parenting as a playworker
9
Inclusive play, working with disabled children and young people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to develop inclusive play practice
- Be able to implement inclusive play practice
- Be able to help develop an environment which supports inclusive play
- Be able to manage inclusive play
- Understand the relevance of individual attitudes in relation to disabled people
- Understand the current legal and theoretical frame
- work for inclusion
- Understand how to differentiate between effective and ineffective practice
10
Manage a budget
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare a budget
- Be able to monitor financial performance against a budget
- Be able to revise a budget
- Understand the context for budgetary control in own organisation
- Understand how to prepare budgets
- Understand how to monitor financial performance against a budget
11
Organise and supervise travel
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to organise travel arrangements
- Be able to supervise journeys
- Be able to follow legal and organisational requirements relating to travel
- Understand how to organise travel arrangements
- Understand the organisational and legislative requirements for travel
- Understand supervisory responsibilities required during journeys
12
Plan for and support children and young people’s self-directed play
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to collect information on children and young people’s play needs and preferences
- Be able to analyse information on children and young people’s play needs and preferences
- Be able to plan play spaces for children and young people’s self-directed play
- Be able to prepare play spaces for children and young people’s self-directed play
- Be able to support children and young people’s self directed play
- Be able to support children and young people to manage risk during self-directed play
13
Promote own organisation in the community
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify opportunities for promotion
- Be able to promote their organisation
- Be able to establish working relationships with other relevant organisations
- Understand how to develop links with relevant organisations and individuals
- Understand how to promote the organisation
- Understand how to vary work practices according to the different individuals and/or organisations they are working with
14
Provide learning opportunities for colleagues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to encourage learning and development
- Be able to help colleagues identify their learning needs and styles
- Be able to help colleagues to plan and implement learning and development
- Be able to help colleagues to implement learning opportunities
- Be able to help colleagues to review and update learning and development plans
- Understand how to encourage learning and development
- Understand how to help colleagues identify their learning needs and styles
- Understand how to help colleagues to plan learning and development
- Understand how to help colleagues to implement learning and development
- Understand how to help colleagues review and update learning and development plans
- Understand the sector in which they provide learning opportunities to colleagues
- Understand the context in which they provide learning opportunities to colleagues
15
Recruit, select and keep colleagues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify recruitment and selection needs
- Be able to plan a recruitment and selection process
- Be able to contribute to a recruitment and selection of people for identified vacancies
- Be able to contribute to the retention of colleagues
- Understand own sector context for recruitment, selection and retention
- Understand own organisational context for recruitment, selection and retention
- Understand how to identify recruitment and selection needs
- Understand how to plan recruitment and selection processes
- Understand how to contribute to the recruitment and selection of people for identified vacancies
- Understand how to contribute to the retention of colleagues
16
Understand Children and Young People’s Self-Directed Play
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of freely chosen, self-directed play
- Understand the key concepts involved in children and young people’s play
- Understand how to balance requirements for health, safety and welfare with the need for stimulation, challenge and risk
- Be able to reflect on children and young people’s play
17
Understand Health, Safety and Security in the Play Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the requirements for health, safety and security in the play environment
- Understand health, safety and security procedures in a play setting
- Understand how to assess risk in a play environment
- Understand how to respond to accidents and other emergencies in a play environment
- Understand hygiene practices in a play environment
18
Understand How to Plan for and Support Children and Young People’s Self-Directed Play
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan for children and young people’s self-directed play
- Understand how to create play spaces for children and young people’s self-directed play
- Understand how to support children and young people’s self-directed play
- Understand how to help children and young people manage risk during play
19
Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People.
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 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.
20
Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People.
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the social, economic and cultural environment can impact on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people.
- Understand how practitioners can make a positive difference in outcomes for children and young people.
- Understand the possible impact of disability, special requirements (additional needs) and attitudes on positive outcomes for children and young people.
- Understand the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in promoting positive outcomes for children and young people.
21
Understand Playwork Principles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of, and need for, play
- Understand children and young people’s rights in relation to play
- Understand the role of the play
- work team in supporting children and young people’s play
22
Understand Relationships in the Play Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to develop relationships with children and young people
- Understand how to support communication with children and young people
- Be able to support communication with children and young people
- Understand how to support children and young people in developing relationships with others
- Understand how to communicate with adults
23
Understand the Organisational Framework for Play
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rights of children and young people in a play
- work context
- Understand how to contribute to strategies, policies and procedures that reflect children and young people’s rights
24
Work with colleagues in a playwork team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to the work of a play
- Be able to provide support to colleagues in a play
- Be able to respond to conflict in a play
- Understand how to contribute to the work of a play
- Understand how to provide support to colleagues in a play
- Understand how to respond to conflict in a play
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/7888/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Focus Awards
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Nov 2015