BTEC National Extended Certificate in Children’s Play, Learning & Development

	Topic taught: Teacher 1
Term 1	Learning Aim A: Examine types of play and learning activities and the benefits for children’s learning and development
Term 2	Learning Aim A: Examine types of play and learning activities and the benefits for children’s learning and development
Term 3	Learning Aim B: Investigate theoretical perspectives to learning and development, curriculum approaches to play and their influence on current early years practice Learning Aim C: Demonstrate skills required by early years professionals to support children’s purposeful play & learning opportunities
Term 4	Unit 1 Children’s Development Revision
Term 5	Unit 1 Children’s Development Revision
Term 6	Learning Aim C: Demonstrate skills required by early years professionals to support children’s purposeful play & learning opportunities Unit 3 Assignment Task 2

	Topic taught: Teacher 1
Term 1	Unit 5: Keeping Children Safe Learning Aim A: Investigate legal responsibilities and approaches to health & safety in early years settings Learning Aim B: Explore procedures for prevention and control of infection in early years settings
Term 2	Unit 5: Keeping Children Safe Learning Aim C: Examine how early years professionals safeguard and respond to concerns that a child has been abused
Term 3	Unit 5: Keeping Children Safe Learning Aim D: Demonstrate how to recognise and assess hazards and risks to children and respond to emergencies in an early years setting
Term 4	Unit 2: Development of Children’s Communication, Literacy & Numeracy Skills: Learning Aim A: Stages of speech, communication and language development and it’s link to overall domains of development.
Term 5	Unit 2: Development of Children’s Communication, Literacy & Numeracy Skills: Learning Aim B: Supporting children’s literacy and numeracy skills through speech, communication and language development Learning Aim C: Approaches to the varied needs of children.