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Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
Unit 3 – Supporting children
© CACHE 2011 Version 5
Section 4
This unit looks closely at how the practitioner can support children through understanding of
relevant legislation and by following policies and procedures that safeguard children. You will
gain understanding of how to empower children and how to support them during transitions.
The unit also looks at the causes and effects of discrimination in society.
Unit 3 – Supporting children
(mapped to CCLD 301, 305, 325 and 326)
GLH: 90
LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The learner will understand: The learner can:
1. The implications of relevant 1.1. Describe the main legislation which
legislation on working practices with relate to working with children.
children. 1.2. Discuss the ways that different pieces
of legislation determine and influence
working practices.
2. How to recognise strategies, which 2.1. Explain how policies and practices can
are fair, just and inclusive and know reflect fair, just and inclusive
how to promote them. strategies.
3. Where to access the policies of the 3.1. Describe some ways that settings may
setting and how to follow the use to ensure that practitioners can
procedures for safeguarding children. access policies.
3.2. Apply knowledge of a wide range of
procedures for safeguarding children
to show understanding of the
appropriate ways to follow these
procedures in practice.
4. How to empower children to develop 4.1. Evaluate one theoretical perspective
self-confidence and self-esteem and which underpins the development of
self-reliance. strategies for empowering children.
4.2. Assess the effectiveness of strategies
which empower children to develop
self-confidence and self-reliance.
5. How to support children to prepare 5.1. Explain the key issues which relate to
for transfer or transition. the practice which supports children
to prepare for transfers or transitions.
6. The causes and effects of 6.1. Discuss the causes and the effects on
discrimination in society. children of discrimination in society in
ways that show a clear understanding
of the nature of discrimination.
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