Planning your learning

No matter what level you are at or how recently you last studied, you may find the study planner helpful to identify how and when you can put aside time for learning. Alongside the study planner you can examine the additional resources to develop your knowledge of how and when to provide additional support to children.

Life can be busy, with spare time limited, so it can be difficult to decide where you are going to find two hours every week that you will need for studying. The weekly sessions have been designed so that they are made up of four sections of learning. The study planner below is designed to help you identify times in the week where you may be able to complete one of the sections.

You may be a learner who would prefer to do the whole two hours of studying in one session; on the other hand, you may find that there are smaller periods of time that you could use to study. What small gaps you may have will depend on your lifestyle. If you commute to work on public transport, you may consider using that time to access the materials via your phone if you have one that will allow you to do that. Depending on where you work, you may decide to use a rest break at work – although this depends on whether you have one or not, so this may be a challenge for childminders working on their own. You may think about using times when you would usually look at a magazine or make a phone call as another study opportunity, for instance whilst waiting for an appointment.

Now continue to Week 1 – Language, definitions and reflective learning.