Assessment

This Graded Unit will be assessed by the use of an investigation which will include:

• a plan of action
• an investigation report with conclusions and recommendations
• evidence showing evaluation and or a review of the investigation

The investigation should provide the candidate with the opportunity to produce evidence that demonstrates she/he has met the aims of the Group Award that this Graded Unit covers.

Playwork Topics

• The role of play in the development of social relationships
• Introducing risk in children's play
• Barriers to play
• Places to play
• Play Cycle

Primary School Topics

• Children's participation
• The curriculum and learning styles
• Enhancing personal and social development
• Approaches to literacy acquisition
• Importance of play in early primary
• Piaget and numeracy
• Citizenship
• ICT
• Brain gym
• Circle time
• Gender debate
• Inclusiveness

Nursery topics

• Routine and structure
• Explorative/heuristic play and treasure basket
• Supporting children's schemata
• Partnerships
• Sacks as aid to learning (story, poetry, numeracy, movement)
• Road safety awareness
• Self care
• Outdoor play and exercise
• Settling in
• Sensory play
• Respect, relationships and responsive care
• Supporting children's emergent literacy or numeracy