1.1 Describe milestones in children’s holistic development from birth to 19 years

Unit summary

This unit provides knowledge and understanding of how children and young people from birth to 19 years develop, including underpinning theoretical perspectives. It also includes actions taken when differences in development are identified.

Credit value

3

Guided learning hours

25

Level

3

Mandatory/optional

Mandatory for Award, Certificate and Diploma

Learning outcomes

The learner will:

Assessment criteria

The learner can:

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1. Understand the expected pattern of development for children and young people from birth to 19 years

1.1 Describe milestones in children’s holistic development from birth to 19 years

2. Understand the factors that influence children and young people’s development and how these affect practice

2.1 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of biological factors

2.2 Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors

2.3 Explain how theories of development and educational frameworks influence current practice

3. Understand how to monitor children and young people’s development and interventions that should take place if this is not following the expected

pattern

3.1 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods

3.2 Identify how other professionals and different types of interventions can promote positive outcomes for children and young people where development is not following the expected pattern

Delivery and assessment

2.1 Biological factors, eg:

• health conditions or disability

• congenital conditions ie present at birth.

2.2 External factors eg:

• poverty and deprivation

• family environment, such as

  • housing

  • overcrowding

  • refugee or newly arrived status

  • domestic violence

  • substance/alcohol abuse

  • young carer

  • divorce

  • bereavement.

• culture and religion

• education environment, such as:

  • exclusion

  • school in special measures

• bullying

• looked after children/care status

• transition such as puberty

• English as second language.

2.3 Theories of development:

• cognitive (eg Piaget)

• psychoanalytic (eg Freud)

• humanist (eg Maslow)

• social learning (eg Bandura)

• operant conditioning (eg Skinner)

• behaviourist (eg Watson).

3.2 Other professionals could include:

• social worker

• speech and language therapist

• psychologist

• psychiatrist

• youth justice

• physiotherapist

• nurse specialist

• additional learning support

• health visitor.

Assessment tasks STL3C5: Understand how children and young people develop

This non-mandatory task has been developed to meet the knowledge learning outcomes for this unit.

Task 1 links to learning outcome 1 (AC1.1), learning outcome 2 (AC 2.1, 2.2, 2.3) and learning outcome 3 (AC3.1, 3.2)

Read the scenario before attempting the task.

The school is planning a series of professional development workshops to support parents/carers and volunteers’ knowledge and understanding of child development.

The first workshop will focus on holistic development milestones.

• Produce a chart or handout that describes children’s holistic development from birth to 19 years. Ensure physical, cognitive, social and emotional development are covered.

The second workshop will explore different factors that can influence children and young people’s development.

• For the workshop, prepare a presentation that explains how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of biological factors and external factors, giving a minimum of two (2) examples of each.

The third workshop will introduce theories of development and educational frameworks.

• Prepare resources for the workshop that explains a minimum of two (2) different theories of development. Your resource should also explain how these theories and educational frameworks influence current practice, giving examples.

The final workshop aims to signpost parents to other professionals and interventions.

• Prepare for this workshop by researching other professionals in your local area that can promote positive outcomes for a child or young person, where their development does not follow the expected pattern.

• Create a booklet to share at your workshop that identifies how these professionals can support a child or young person, explaining the different types of interventions available.

• Add an explanation of the different methods support staff could use to monitor children and young people’s development.

Your resources for the series of workshops will be retained as a source of future reference for school staff.