This unit explores:

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

The potential effects of transitions on children and young people’s development

RQF Unit Reference Number: K/616/5425

Title: Understand Children and Young People’s Development

Unit Level: Level 2

Guided Learning Hours: 30

Unit Credit Value: 3

This unit explores:

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

RQF Unit Reference Number: F/616/5429

Title: Safeguarding Children and Young People

Unit Level: Level 2

Guided Learning Hours: 30

Unit Credit Value: 3

RQF Unit Reference Number: H/616/5424

Title
Understand Schools and Colleges as Organisations

Unit Level
Level 2

Guided Learning Hours
20

Unit Credit Value
3

This unit explores:

Maintaining high standards within Health & Safety within any classroom.

Teachers can enhance their lessons / courses by creating a safe and supportive learning environment. This can be achieved through the initial assessment process, confidentiality within the classroom, Health & Safety and by being approachable.

RQF Unit Reference Number: M/616/5457

Title
Support the Health and Safety of Children and Young People

Unit Level
Level 2

Guided Learning Hours
20

Unit Credit Value

RQF Unit Reference Number: T/616/5468

Title
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in a Learning Environment for Children and Young People

Unit Level
Level 2

Guided Learning Hours
20

Unit Credit Value
3

Participation involves:

asking children and young people what works, what doesn’t work and what could work better; and involving them in the design, delivery and evaluation of services, on an ongoing basis.

Equality of access:

ensuring that discriminatory barriers to access are removed and allowing for children and young peoples’ individual needs

Anti-discriminatory practice:

taking positive action to counter discrimination. This will involve identifying and challenging discrimination and being positive in own practice about differences and similarities between people

Inclusion:

a process of identifying, understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging.

This unit explores:

Maintaining high standards within Health & Safety within any classroom.

Teachers can enhance their lessons / courses by creating a safe and supportive learning environment. This can be achieved through the initial assessment process, confidentiality within the classroom, Health & Safety and by being approachable.

RQF Unit Reference Number: M/616/5443

Title: Maintain Relationships with Children and Young People

Unit Level: Level 2

Guided Learning Hours: 30

Unit Credit Value: 3

Unit Reference Number
M/616/5460

Title
Support Positive Behaviour in a Learning Environment for Children and Young People

Unit Level: Level 2

Unit Sub Level

None

Guided Learning Hours
20

Unit Credit Value
3

Unit Grading Structure
Pass

Assessment Guidance

Assessment of Learning must take place in a real work environment. Simulation is not permitted.

Unit should be assessed in line with the Skills for Care and Development RQF Assessment Principles.

Unit Reference Number A/616/5462

Title
Contribute to Teamwork in a Learning Environment

Unit Level
Level 2

Guided Learning Hours
30

Unit Credit Value
4

This unit must be assessed in accordance with the TDA assessment principles.

All of the assessment criteria must be assessed in the workplace.

Communicate:

• verbally

• non-verbally

• informally

• formally

Unit Reference Number
J/616/5464

Title
Understand Children and Young People’s Play and Leisure

Unit Level: Level 2

Unit Sub Level
None

Guided Learning Hours
30

Unit Credit Value
3

SSAs
13.2 Direct Learning Support

Unit Grading Structure
Pass

Assessment Guidance

This unit must be assessed in accordance with the TDA assessment principles.

Assessment for learning involves using assessment, as part of teaching and learning, in ways that will raise learners achievement.

Information required to support assessment for learning:

• the learning objectives for the activities
• the personalised learning goals for individual learners
• the success criteria for the learning activities
• the assessment opportunities and strategies relevant to own role in the learning activities

Personalised learning goals will reflect the learning objectives of activities and take account of the past achievements and current learning needs of individual learners.

Assessment opportunities and strategies are the occasions, approaches and techniques used for ongoing assessment during learning activities, such as:

• using open-ended questions
• observing learners
• listening to how learners describe their work and their reasoning
• checking learners understanding
• engaging learners in reviewing progress
• encouraging learners to keep in mind their learning goals and to assess their own progress to meeting these as they proceed
• encouraging learners to review and comment on their work before handing it in or discussing it with the teacher
• praising learners when they focus their comments on their personalised learning goals for the task

Unit Reference Number
R/616/5466

Title
Promote an Effective Learning Environment

Unit Level: Level 2

Unit Sub Level
None

Guided Learning Hours
30

Unit Credit Value
3

SSAs
13.2 Direct Learning Support

Unit Grading Structure
Pass

Assessment Guidance

This unit must be assessed in accordance with the TDA assessment principles.

Information required to support learning activities includes:

• relevant school curriculum and age-related expectations of learners
• the teaching and learning objectives
• the learning resources required
• own role in supporting the learning activities
• any additional needs of the children or young people involved

Resources to support learning activities including:

• materials
• equipment (including ICT)
• software
• books and other written materials

Learning support strategies to support the needs of learners, for example:

• creating a positive learning environment
• managing behaviour
• encouraging group cohesion and collaborative learning
• prompting shy or reticent learners to ask questions and check understanding
• translating or explaining words and phrases
• reminding learners of teaching points made by the teacher
• modelling correct use of language and vocabulary
• ensuring learners understand the learning tasks
• helping learners to use resources relevant to the learning activity
• providing individual attention, reassurance and help with learning tasks as appropriate to learners’ needs
• modifying or adapting activities

Social organisation and relationships, for example:

• learner grouping
• group development
• group dynamics
• the way adults interact and respond to learners

Problems relating to:

• the learning activities
• the learning resources
• the learning environment
• the learners
• assessment

Unit Reference Number
D/616/5468

Title
Provide Displays in a Learning Environment

Unit Level
Level 2

Guided Learning Hours
30

Unit Credit Value
3

Unit Grading Structure
Pass

Assessment Guidance

This unit must be assessed in accordance with the TDA assessment principles.