Assignment One – Schools as Organisations. 1. Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. A- In the United Kingdom, there is a government funded scheme in place that entitles all children of ages two, three and four to fifteen hours of free early years education each week, over 38 weeks in the year. This scheme started from the government’s creation of the Every Child Matters agenda, which coincides with the Childcare Act 2006.
UNIT 136 Support children’s learning and development in the early years. Outcome 1. Understand the impact of early years curriculum models on the application of theoretical perspectives of children’s care, learning and development. Since August 2008, the Welsh Assembly has been phasing in a curriculum known as the Foundation Phase. This applies to children ranged from 3 to 7 years old, who receive local authority funding in schools, preschools, nurseries and childminders.
QUESTION 1A ASSIGNMENT 1 SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. Summaries entitlement and provision for early education. According to the Every Child Matters agenda and the Child Care Act 2006, state that every 3 and 4 year old child is entitled to receive up to 15 hours per week of early years of education for 38 weeks per year of free education. This is made possible by local authorities, who receive government funding to ensure that every child receives up to 2 years of free education before reaching school age. Play has been shown to be an excellent vehicle for young children’s development and learning .Early year’s provision in school is all about supporting very young children and is based on learning through play rather than a more formal education.
a. Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. All children aged 3 to 4 years old are entitled to be provided with free early years education. This should amount to 15 hours per week, 38 weeks of the year. It is also possible for 2 year old to have this entitlement depending on if the parent or guardian is receiving income based support, working tax or child tax credits, other governmental support through asylum or pensions and if the child I looked after by the local council. The above is changing in September 2014 to allow more 2 years old children to be entitled Free early years education can be provided at the following places.
1a In the Childcare Act 2006, it became an entitlement for all 3 and 4 year olds in England to receive free part time education of up to 15 hours a week for at least 38 weeks of the year. The government has funded local authorities to ensure every child receives free education before reaching school age. Early year’s provision is really about supporting very young children in school, this is different to the way children learn in Key Stage 1. The difference is, the concept of Early Years is based on learning through play rather than a formal education. The Early Years Foundation stage was revised in England in September 2012, this was to set out one standard framework for learning, development and care for all children from birth until the children reach the age of end of Reception year.
TDA 2.5 Schools as Organisations 1.1 Identify the main types of state and independent schools The main types of state and independent schools are; * Nursery Schools * Primary Schools * Secondary Schools * Community Schools * Specialists Schools * Free Schools * Academies * Church Schools * Private Schools 1.2 Describe the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s) and school governance. * Nursery Schools have their own head teacher and staff and cater for children aged 3 and 4. They usually attend for 2 to 4 hours per day on 3 or 5 days a week. The children learn from a mix of curriculum based activities and social experience. Some nursery schools are state funded although some can be privately run.
SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS NCFE LEVEL 3 Assignment 1 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Question 1a Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. Summarise entitlement and provision for early year’s education. As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and Childcare Act 2006, every 3-4 year old child is entitled to 15 hours a week early years education for 38 weeks of the year. Local Authorities are funded by the Government to provide 2 years of free education before reaching school age, at no cost to Parents, unless they wish to use additional hours. The Early Years provision is based on the concept of learning through play, rather than more formal education, making it very distinct from Key Stage one.
Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. 1A. Summarise entitlement and provision for early year’s education. As part of the Every Child Matters and Childcare 2006 acts, it became an entitlement for every 3 (the term after the turn 3) to 4 year old to receive 15 hours per week for 38 weeks a year. There are different types of childcare options available for 0-5 year olds, these include: • Sure Start Children’s Centre: Working with parent’s right from the birth of their child, providing early years education for children, full day care, short-term care, health and family support, parenting advice as well as training and employment advice.
Summarise entitlement and provision for early year’s education- Government within the United Kingdom sets out certain guidelines within the education sector, which outline what each child is entitled to within their education. There are two main legislations know as Every child matters and the Children’s act in which the government states that every child aged 3 and 4 are entitled to 15 hours of free child care each week. Although parents would have to contribute to any additional childcare their child required. These funded hours are available within many different childcare and education settings such as school nurseries, private nurseries and childminder facilities. The early year’s foundation stage have particular targets which they are required to meet, although these are introduced in the notion of learning to play which assists teachers to identify the learning aspects within children’s playtime.
Unit 1- An introduction to working with children E1- Describe three different types of settings which provide care and education for children in your area A statutory service is required by an Act of Parliament. There are many settings which provide care and education for children like primary school and day care. Primary Schools take children from the age of five to eleven. It’s about six hours long and has a routine that children follow. It opens at 9.00 am and closes at 3.15 pm.