The Childcare Act 2006 introduced an entitlement of 3 and 4 years old in England to receive a free part-time early years education for up to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year. The government funds local authorities to ensure that every child receives up to two years of free education before reaching school age. The extended hours also supports parents who want to go back to work or develop their careers through further education by providing affordable day care. There are different childcare options for early years, these include: Childminders – A registered child minder is a self employed person who looks after one or more children under the age of 12, providing care and learning opportunities for other peoples children within a domestic setting. Ages of children: From birth to 12 years of age.
Set the school’s budget. | Senior Management Team | Usually made up of the Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher and senior teachers with curriculum responsibility and Senco. Set strategic direction of the school and manage/lead it. | SENCO | Support, identify, train, advise and help overcome barriers within the school for children with SEN or disability. Liaise with other external professionals with may come into contact with the pupil i.e.
They can look after up to six children under eight years old, although no more than three of them can be under the age of five. 1.2:- Explain the characteristics of the different types of schools in relation to educational stages and school governance. There are many different types of schools in the UK. There are 4 main types of mainstream state schools which all follow the national curriculum and are regularly
Unit 7 Task 1 Explain the legal status and principles of the relevant early year framework/s and how national and local guidance materials are used in settings Early Years Foundation Stage(EYFS) Framework is mandatory for all early years Ofsted registered settings in Great Britain that are attended by young children, from birth to the end of academic year in which a child has his/her fifth birthday. In September 2008 England has introduced a National curriculum for children from 0-5 who attend, are cared and educated outside their homes. As England is form from four nations, which have different approaches in planning and providing early ears education, and are in different stages of working their frameworks, they worked their own frameworks.
Many nurseries are now located on site a primary or community school to help the transition between foundation stages 1 and 2 easier for the children. However the independent nurseries are funded by the fee that the parents/guardian’s will pay so their children can attend a private nursery or attend earlier then the government funded age. Community schools are state schools and are not influenced by businesses and religious groups. They are completely controlled and owned by the local education authority. These schools will only have children who are from the local community as their admissions policy can be very strict.
They’re run by a governing body which employs the staff. Some academies also get funding from sponsors from business, faith or voluntary groups. Academies don’t have to follow the national curriculum and can set their own term times and school hours. They still have to follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools. 4.
Continue with stages 3 and 4 of the national curriculum. Also provide Key stage 5 post compulsory education up to age 18. The
One of the toughest decisions that any parent is going to face is where to send their kids to school. For some parents the choice is easy because the options are limited by funds and availability of a parent's time. Those kids just have to go to the local public school. However, most parents at least consider alternative options like private school and homeschooling. And even parents looking at public schools often have options such as charter schools and magnet schools.
However in America secondary education doesn't start until seventh grade because they have a middle school, which is a prerequisite in order to attend the secondary school level. It starts of with junior high school form grade 7-8, followed by senior high school from grade 9-12. In contrast Germany, and many other European countries, have three different secondary schools which go from lowest to highest level of education: Haupschule, Realschule and Gymnasium. Only the Gymnasium education will enable students to go to university with their Abitur (diplom), which they get after completing 8 years of it. After Gymnasium the students in Germany go to university which will get them a Diplom similar to a masters degree after about 4-6 years.
The education system of China is state run/ supplied and mandatory to all children of any gender, nationality or race. The kids go to school six days a week for 9 to 9 ½ months out of the year which in direct relation creates the sense that school is more important than anything else. The child must be enrolled in school for a minimum of 6 years, this begins when he or she are 6 or 7 years of age. It is popular for children to also go to school at the age of three where they start kindergarten in order to be prepared to move on to the next level. Kindergarten lasts for 3 years in China.