SUPPORTING TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SCHOOLS NCFE LEVEL 3 Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. Summarise entitlement and provision for early years education. All children in England in spite of their background aged 3 and 4 are entitled to 15 hours a week of free early years educations within nurseries and nursery school for up to 38 weeks per year. Local Authorities are funded by the government to ensure that every child receives that education. These hours can be extended if the parents wish to go back to work, but the extra hours is paid by the parents.
Unit 302 Know the structure of education from early years to post compulsory education Outcome 1 1.1 summarise entitlement and provision for early years education Since 2006 all children in the UK aged 3-4 years become entitled to receive a free 15 hours per week early years education for 38 weeks of the year. This is funded by the government to ensure all children have the opportunity to benefit from early years education for two years before reaching school age. If any childcare given exceeds the free 15 hours a week the parents/careers will have to pay any additional hours. Children under 5 years are also entitled to free milk/fruit once a day this provides children with a range of health benefits and social opportunities. There are many different organisations that provide childcare options for children 0-5 years old these include: Sure Start Children's Centres-They work with parents and children from birth offering health and family support, parenting advice, training and employment advice and provide early years education for children 0-4 years.
Primary schools Primary schools cater for children aged 4-11. While at primary school, children start with the Early Years Foundation curriculum, followed by Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Secondary schools Secondary schools are for children aged 11-16 or 18. They take pupils through Key Stages 3 and 4 of the National Curriculum. Sixth form colleges Sixth form colleges are for young people aged 16-19.
Question 1a Summerise entitlement and provision for early years education. Since the Childcare Act 2006 and as part of Every Child Matters all children in the UK aged 3 and 4 years old are entitled to free places at either a nursery or another pre-school setting for up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. This is funded by the government for local authorities to ensure that every child has at least 2 years free education before reaching school age. Sure Start Children Centres: Work with parents from the birth of their child, helping with early years education, full day or short term care, health and family support as well as parenting advice and employment advice. Nursery Schools: Help with early learning and childcare for children between the ages of 3-5.
destiny Wilson Questions are specific to the United States of America 1. What does research/statistical data say about: The average age to enter the workforce? In most states in the United States most children are allowed to begin working a part time job at the age of sixteen. Many states have passed laws concerning child labour. Some state laws say that children between the ages of sixteen and eighteen are allowed to work a part time job as long as they maintain passing grades in school.
Child Benefit, a universal non-contributory; non-means tested tax free benefit for parents to claim (Personal Finance, Chapter 2, Page 79) and Child Tax Credit, although entitlement depends on a number of factors i.e. age, income, hours worked, number and ages of children. (Personal Finance, Chapter 2, Page 77). Adopting the Equivalence Scales (Personal Finance, Chapter 3, page 117) will show how much Wilfred and Freya will need to obtain the same standard of living as if Wilfred still lived on his own. Wilfred had an equivalised income of £37612, (£2100 net monthly income x 12 months
a) Summarize the entitlement and provision for early year’s education. The government brought out a paper called Every Child Matters along with the Childcare Act 2006, this made it possible for all 3 - 4 year olds whether advantaged or disadvantaged to access the same level of education for free (limited to 15 hours per week over 38 weeks). Early years education differs throughout the UK. In England it is known as Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) it is more play based than usual schooling, it is designed to harness learning aspects through play. EYFS covers the education of 3-5 year olds in England.
1. Know the structure of education from early years to post-compulsory education. The Every Child Matters agenda and the Childcare Act of 2006 stated that it will be an entitlement of all 3 and 4 year olds to receive free part-time early year’s education. As part of the agenda the government’s Sure Start initiative offers all 3 and 4 year olds a guaranteed free, 12.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year “early years” placement. The Sure Start programme is intended to deliver the best start in life for every child by bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support.
NCES reports children enters kindergarten later than their birthdays allows includes 9% of the population (Katz, 2000). Purpose of redshirting, parents hope of giving their children another year to catch up with growth to their peers academically and socially. While the social promotion and retention continues to occur (Frey, 2005). “There is a growing need to analyze redshirt candidates for potential
Social security consists of three major programs: retirement (69%), survivors (14%), and disability (17%). The retirement program provides a monthly income for workers once they reach the retirement age, which depending on when they were born, is between 65 to 67 years old. To qualify, workers must have worked 40 quarters during their lives, and the amount received is based on their income while working. The survivors program provides a monthly income for a surviving spouse once he/she reaches retirement age. This also pays benefits to children under the age of 18 along with the surviving spouse caring for them.