CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and ...

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Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
Unit 7 Assignment – Play and learning in children’s
education
This assessment task provides the assessment for the the unit.
The completed assessment task MUST be submitted and marked as a whole and not in
separate sections.
Assignment task: What do I have to do?
The whole assignment must be completed in order to achieve the unit.
Collate a portfolio of research into these topics:
• The role of the practitioner in meeting children's learning needs
• Current influences on play and on the planning and provision of learning opportunities
• Different theoretical models of how children learn and play
• Assessment through observation to inform planning and respond to individual learning
needs
• The use of information from other agencies to contribute to assessment of learning
needs
• Planning and providing curriculum activities to promote learning
• Different approaches to planning learning opportunities
• Planning and providing learning opportunities for children of different ages in
consultation with parents and others
• Key issues in recording assessments
The portfolio should include current and relevant research, information and materials from a
variety of sources and identify, where appropriate, the relevance of current legislation.
The portfolio may include documents generated through different aspects of your work such
as action plans, curriculum and routine plans, notes of activities, images, audio files,
narrative accounts, media other than text, reports of presentations, leaflets, booklets, diaries
and other suitable ways of showing research information and materials.
Throughout the portfolio you should ensure that you address diversity and inclusive practice
where appropriate to the task.
You may use appropriate materials from this portfolio to contribute towards your external
assessment task.
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