Children's Play, Learning and Development
Children's Play, Learning and Development Documents
At Coombeshead Academy we are committed to providing a broad curriculum with a career pathway to suit all students and that is why we offer BTEC Level 2 Award Children’s Play, Learning & Development as an option for Key Stage 4 students. BTECs are vocationally related qualifications, where learners develop knowledge and understanding by applying their learning and skills in a work-related context. Additionally, they are popular and effective because they engage learners to take responsibility for their own learning and to develop skills that are essential for the modern-day workplace. These skills include: teamworking; working from a prescribed brief; working to deadlines; presenting information effectively; and accurately completing administrative tasks and processes. BTEC Firsts motivate learners, and open doors to progression into further study and responsibility within the workplace.
The rationale for all qualifications in the BTEC First suite in Children’s Play, Learning and Development is to:
- inspire and enthuse learners to consider a career in the early years sector, or related sectors, where knowledge of child development is relevant
- give learners the opportunity to gain a broad knowledge and understanding of, and develop skills in, the early years sector
- support progression to a more specialised level 3 vocational or academic course, such as in early years, health and social care or psychology, or an apprenticeship
- give learners the potential opportunity, in due course, to enter employment within the early years sector.
