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.
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.
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.
Q1a Know the structure of education from early years to post compulsory education. Early Years Education is given to every 3-4 year old child in the UK as part of the Every Child Matters Act 2006. This means they are entitled to 15 hours of free education for thirty eight weeks in a year. Government funding by local authorities has enabled this free education. Parents can top up the hours by paying themselves for any extra hours.
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.
Parents can be involved as volunteers. Voluntary service is not required by an Act of Parliament as, “these services are provided by organisations such as charities where some or all of their funding comes from donations.” (This reference is from the Cache level 3 Child Care and Education book on page 3, 4th edition, by Penny Tassoni). The voluntary organisations that are used by families with children are NSPCC, child line and playgroup. The settings which enable children care and education are Playgroups and crèche. Playgroups are non-profit-making groups, they raise money from the public and give children under the age of five an opportunity to play with anything of interest.
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.
Teaching your child is probably an amazing experience and by doing so you give your child more independence academically, but almost anyone can teach home school. But who is to say that your child will get the necessary education? At a public school, every teacher must be qualified and teach a specific curriculum. Each student has a minimum of three or more teachers, each qualified on one particular subject. When a student goes to a public school, the student can learn about the essential subjects from people who know what they're talking about that is if the student chooses to do so.
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.