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CCLD FP OP 3.3: Support children and young people with learning disabilitiesAssessment task – CCLD FP OP 3.3 Support children and young peoplewith learning disabilitiesIntroductionUnderstanding the needs of individual children and young people in your care is important. Inthis unit you will be exploring the underpinning knowledge required to work with children andyoung people with learning disabilities.Produce an information pack in three parts which:Task 1 links to learning outcome 1, assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5.Section 1: The scope• defines learning disability• identifies the main causes of learning disability• describes the additional challenges that a child with a learning disability may have• analyses the impact of learning disability on development and learning• explains how attitudes to learning disability may impact on the lives of children youngpeople and their carersTask 2 links to learning outcome 2 assessment criteria 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4.Section 2: Legislation• outlines current legislation and policy frameworks that are designed to promoteequality and inclusion for children and young people with learning disabilities• analyses the impact of current legislation and Codes of Practice in own work setting• explains the benefits of inclusion of children and young people with learningdisabilities in mainstream settings• explains the challenges of inclusion of children and young people with learningdisabilities in mainstream settingsTask 3 links to learning outcome 3 assessment criteria 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3Section 3: Roles and responsibility• outlines the statutory roles and responsibilities of those involved in provision forchildren and young people with learning disabilities• explains the processes involved in statutory assessments• explains how statutory assessments contribute to provision.© CACHE 2013 Version 5.0 170