1.1 Summarise types of early years provision

Unit summary

This unit aims to prepare the learner for working in a learning environment. It covers knowledge and understanding of the structure of education; how schools and colleges are organised; ethos, mission, aims and values; policy frameworks; and the wider context in which schools and colleges operate.

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2

Guided learning hours

10

Level

3

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Mandatory for Award, Certificate and Diploma

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1. Understand the structure of education from early years to post- compulsory education

1.1 Summarise types of early years provision

1.2 Identify key stages of the statutory framework including National Curriculum: procedures for assessment and benchmarking in relation to teacher target setting, for learning in own Home Nation

1.3 Explain post-16 options for young people and adults

2. Understand how schools and colleges are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities

2.1  Explain the role held by:

• governors
• senior management team
• other statutory roles, eg SENCO
• teachers/tutors
• support staff roles

2.2 Identify external professionals who may work in education

3. Understand teamwork in schools and colleges

3.1 List characteristics of effective

teamwork

3.2 Explain the role of communication in establishing professional relationships

for effective teamwork

4. Understand educational ethos, mission, aims and values

4.1 Identify ethos, mission, aims and values of an educational setting

4.2 Explain how the ethos, mission, aims

and values of an educational setting may be reflected in working practices

5. Understand the purpose of policies and procedures in education

5.1  Identify the policies and procedures schools and colleges have relating to:

• staff
• pupil welfare
• teaching and learning
• equality, diversity and inclusion
• health, safety and security

5.2 Explain how policies and procedures contribute to quality in education

Assessment tasks STL3C1: Schools and colleges as organisations

These non-mandatory tasks have been developed to meet the knowledge learning outcomes for this unit.

Task 1 links to learning outcome 1 (AC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3) and learning outcome 2 (AC 2.1, 2.2)

The Head Teacher of your school is looking for volunteers to present a talk about what it is like to work in education.

You volunteer along with 2 other colleagues and you agree to present as a team.

It is decided that you will deliver the opening section focusing on the structure of education from early years to compulsory education.

Create a presentation that:

• summarises types of early years provision

• explains post-16 options for young people and adults

• identifies key stages of the statutory framework including the National Curriculum and procedures for assessment and benchmarking.

To compliment your presentation, create a resource to give out which explains the different roles held in a learning environment. Make sure you cover:

• governors

• senior management teams

• other statutory roles, eg SENCO

• teachers/tutors

• support staff roles.

This resource should also identify different external professionals who may work in education

Task 2 links to learning outcome 3 (AC 3.1, 3.2)

This task considers the importance of effective teamwork and professional relationships when working in a learning environment. The consequences of ineffective teamwork and poor communication can be serious.

Spend some time thinking about the consequences in the scenarios below:

• Scenario 1: Matthew, a teaching assistant, left work early for the dentist but forgot to tell his line manager.

• Scenario 2: Chloe was allowed to leave school with her sister without her parents’ permission.

• Scenario 3: Mila missed her appointment with the school nurse because her mother does not understand English and could not read the appointment letter.

• Scenario 4: Ria took the wrong school bus home because the new bus company waited in a different park of the school grounds due to being given an old information sheet.

List a minimum of three (3) characteristics of effective teamwork and explain the role of communication in establishing professional relationships for effective teamwork.

Assessment tasks STL3C1: Schools and colleges as organisations

Task 3 Links to learning outcome 4 (AC 4.1, 4.2)

To support this task refer to the ethos/mission statement of own setting or another educational setting.

• Identify the ethos, mission, aims and values of an educational setting.

• Explain how the ethos, mission, aims and values of an educational setting may be reflected in working practices.

Task 4 Links to learning outcome 5 (AC 5.1, 5.2)

Make an appointment with your supervisor to discuss the policies and procedures of own setting. Consider how these policies protect, guide and contribute to quality in the learning environment.

Make notes from the discussion to undertake the tasks:

• Identify policies and procedures schools and colleges have relating to:

  • staff

  • pupil welfare

  • teaching and learning

  • equality, diversity and inclusion

  • health, safety and security.

• Explain how policies and procedures contribute to quality in education.