OTHM
Level 5
QN: 610/4867/7
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by OTHM. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1200 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 5
Awarding Body
OTHM
Syllabus Units
12 Units
Guided Hours
1200 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Academic Writing and Research Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the concept and purpose of academic research and writing.2. Understand how to conduct academic research.3. Understand critical thinking skills. 4. Understand how to construct a reliable and valid academic argument.
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Early Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand different aspects of personal development2. Understand emotional development3. Understand social development4. Understand factors that might impact Personal Social and Emotional Development (PSED)
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Emerging Literacies in the Early Years and Digital Resources
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand what emergent literacy is 2. Understand the role of the adult in preparing children for reading3. Understand how to support children in making connections through early mark-making and writing development4. Understand the use of digital resources to encourage reading
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Exploring Early Years Pedagogy and Best Practices
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the role of the pedagogue in supporting children’s learning and development2. Understand how to involve the family and the home learning environment3. Understand the concepts of making creativity part of the curriculum 4. Understand the need to manage diversity and celebrate it within the curriculum
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Fostering Collaborative and Inclusive Relationships in Early Childhood Settings
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Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the importance of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion2. Understand how to develop inclusive relationships through equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice.3. Understand barriers to parents being involved in their children’s early learning
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Inclusion and Diversity: Supporting Children with Special Needs and Disabilities in Early Education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities2. Understand the principles of working inclusively with disabled children with specific requirements3. Understand how to work in partnership with parents and/or carers with disabled children with specific requirements
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Learning and Development Through Play
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand how play and learning activities promote children’s learning and development2. Understand curriculum approaches to outdoor play 3. Understand how to support purposeful play
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Nurturing Growth and Development in Early Childhood
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand traditional and contemporary views and theories of growth and development2. Understand the role of reflexes and the role of the senses3. Understand locomotion 4. Understand impacts of growth and development initiatives to support health and well being
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Safeguarding: Child Protection and Keeping Children Safe
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand current legislative frameworks and regulatory guidance2. Understand how to respond to allegations that a child has been abused or harmed3. Understand ways in which early years professionals can effectively contribute to safeguarding and keeping children safe
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Understanding Child Behaviour: Theoretical Perspectives and Insights
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand theoretical perspectives of behaviour2. Understand the social learning theory of child development3. Understand Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory4. Understand Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory 5. Understand how factors such as parenting style; divorce and separation impact children’s behaviour
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Understanding Transitions in Early Childhood
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand what ‘transition’ means2. Understand how transitions can be supported in the first 3 years of life3. Understand strategies to support transitions
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OTHM Level 5 Extended Diploma in Early Childhood Education
Unlocking Words: Exploring Early Language and Communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1. Understand the role of communication and language in children’s development 2. Understand the development of communication and language3. Understand the critical periods of language development
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/4867/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- OTHM
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Oct 2024
- Operational End
- Oct 2034