Even though this education is readily available for all children it is not compulsory to send your child until they reach the age of 5. Compulsory school age begins at the start of the term following their 5th birthday and most authorities offer places in reception classes after their 4th birthday. Children can leave school on the last Friday in June of the school year they turn 16. The local authority has a duty to offer all children a place who are of compulsory school age. The parents also have the duty to make sure their child/children receive an education during the compulsory school years.
Parents do not need to contribute to this, but will be charged fees for any additional hours the child receives.’’ So early years in school support very young children, it is a distinction in the UK that children can learn through play rather than more formal education. If you didn’t work with this age group ‘’ you should have some understanding of the early years curriculum and the statutory requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage or the requirements of your home country’’ and also you may need additional training. According https://www.gov.uk/free-early-education ,,All 3 and 4-year-olds in England are entitled to 15 hours of free early education or childcare each week for 38 weeks of the year. Some 2-year-olds are also eligible. The free early education and childcare can be at: * nursery schools * nurseries on school sites * nursery classes in schools and academies * children’s centres * day nurseries * some playgroups and pre-school * childminders Contact your local council for more information about free early education and childcare in your area.’’ According http://www.yor-ok.org.uk/families/Childcare/free-early-years-entitlement.htm : ’’ You can take the free EY entitlement at up to two providers.
Assignment 1 Question 1a Know the structure from early years to post-compulsory education. Summarise entitlement and provision for early year’s education There are many key stages that a child will go through in their school life, from early years to post-compulsory education. Starting with the Early Years Foundation Stage(EYFS) framework. As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare Act 2006,all 3 to 4 year olds in England can receive free part-time early years education of up to 15 hours per week, for 38 weeks out of the year. Government funds ensures that every child receives up to 2 years of free education, before reaching school age.
(1:p1) An example of a statutory setting in my area is ***** which provides education for 4-7 year olds. Children start Infants school between the ages of 4-5 and will be in Reception class. Reception year is the last year in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). A voluntary sector is not compulsory and is not funded by the government, but by charities or organisations and in a lot of cases, parents have to pay for their child to attend. They can provide childcare and give the child the opportunity to learn something new.
Unit Number: 205 Schools as Organisations Worksheet 1: Different Types of School Characteristics of this type of school Assessment Criteria Primary (Infants & Junior): Secondary; Or three tier First school: Middle School: Upper School: Primary Schools generally cater for children aged from 4-11. Primary schools are often subdivided into Infant School for children aged 4-7 and Junior School for children aged 7-11. All state Primary Schools are obliged to follow a centralised National Curriculum. Each year is usually taught by one class teacher. Secondary School also known as High School is for children aged 11-18.
1. Know the different types of schools in the education sector 1.2. Describe the characteristic of different types of schools in relation to educational stage(s)and school governance. Nursery Schools Nursery schools provide education for pre-school children between the ages of 0 – 5 years. Between the ages of 0 – 3 years children can attended either privately owned or government owned day nurseries separate from all schools, but still monitored by OFSTED (The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills).
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.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers the children until they reach Key Stage 1, the children are taught through play rather than in a formal educational setting. The EYFS covers all forms of childcare including school based nursery, nursery schools, children’s centres, day nurseries, playgroups and pre-school and child-minders. The Foundation Curriculum is for children aged 3 to 5 and is used in Reception classes and school nurseries, there are seven areas of learning and development that must be included into educational programmes for these setting: * Literacy * Mathematics * Understanding the world * Expressive arts and design * Communication and language * Physical development * Personal, social and emotional development EYFS aims to meet the five outcomes that matters the most to the children from the Every Child Matters paper these are as follows: * Being healthy: enjoying good physical and mental health and living a healthy lifestyle. * Staying safe: being protected from harm and neglect. * Enjoying and achieving: getting the most out of life and developing the skills for adulthood.
D1 – Describe the purpose of ONE (1) setting that is statutory provision for each age range. ‘Statutory settings are services that have to be available by law’ (Tassoni, page 3, 2007) , like a public primary school from nursery to year 6. The school is available by law through legislation which requires government or local funding’s. For children between the age of 5 and 7 they will attend a primary school which they can attend for free because it is funded by the government. Once the primary school is funded by the government the school needs to follow a way of teaching which is called the ‘National Curriculum’ D2 – Describe the purpose of ONE (1) setting that is a different type of provision for each age range.
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. Nurseries – these can be private or based within schools sites or classes within schools and academies. There are also day nurseries available. Nurseries are usually business oriented Nannies – operate by caring for children in your own home and can look after children of any age Pre schools and Play groups – providers of early years education for children under the age of 5. These types of provider are usually run by voluntary groups Childminders – normally providing care within the childminders own home from ages 0 – 8 years old.