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Supporting children's development

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Supporting children's development

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  • 15 hours study
  • Level 0: Beginner
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    • General

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        Supporting children’s development is an introductory course for anyone who is interested in children’s development, especially support staff in schools, such as teaching assistants. It builds on your knowledge and skills to develop a deeper understanding of children from the early years to school leavers. You will be introduced to some core ideas surrounding development and learning, behaviour, special needs and disabilities.

        This course is free and you are welcome to study it without enrolling. However, the course gives you the opportunity to earn digital badges as a recognition of your learning. To collect these badges, you’ll need to enrol. If you already have an Open University account, you need to sign in before you enrol. Otherwise, it’s easy to create an account. [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab.] Once you’ve signed in, return to this page and click on the ‘Enrol’ button above.

        To see the other courses in this series please visit the Social Partnerships Network (SPN) courses home page.

        We ask you optional questions when you enrol on this course for research purposes. See About the research for more details.

        This course was developed with funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Although most of the content will be relevant to learners throughout the United Kingdom, some elements will be based on the English policy and legislative context.

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  • This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection

    This course is part of a collection of courses called Social Partnerships Network courses. There are 6 courses in this collection so you may find other courses here that maybe of interest to you.

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  • Course learning outcomes

    1. Have gained an insight into the varying perspectives of children from early years through to secondary school
    2. Be able to reflect on personal experience and practice, identify strengths and weaknesses, and apply this to your practice issues
    3. Understand how some theories attempt to explain children’s development
    4. Be able to reflect on the value of the work of teaching assistants, the support skills involved, and think about your future role.

  • Course dates:

    First Published 15/03/2016.

    Updated 13/10/2017

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  • Lesley Mackay

    Supporting Childrens Development

    Lesley Mackay12 May 2020 11:00

    A good refresher very helpful

  • Joan Young

    Joan Young26 April 2018 3:54

    Was really helpfull and great to understand

  • Jacqueline Coulter

    Jacqueline Coulter8 April 2018 2:17

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About this course

  • 15 hours study
  • Level 0: Beginner
  • Gain a digital badge

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4.7 out of 5 stars

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