Plan and Provide Effective Teaching and Learning in Early Years Settings

Unit aim

The aim of this unit is to give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills to support teaching and learning activities. The unit looks at the planning and implementation involved in delivering purposeful play and educational programmes.

Learning outcomes

1 Be able to implement purposeful play opportunities, experiences and educational programmes

1.1 Apply the principles and themes of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to own practice

1.2 Implement strategies to develop and extend children’s learning and thinking, including sustained shared thinking

1.3 Plan activities that include the learning and development areas of current early education curriculum requirements

1.4 Lead activities that include the learning and development areas of current early education curriculum requirements

2 Be able to provide environments that support children’s learning

2.1 Prepare the environment within own setting to support and extend children’s learning and development

2.2 Evaluate how effective the environment within own setting has been in extending children’s learning and development

2.3 Explain how the environment in own setting meets the needs of individual children

3 Be able to support children’s group learning and socialisation

3.1 Plan activities which support children’s group learning and socialisation

3.2 Implement activities which facilitate children’s group learning and socialisation

4.1 Plan activities that show differentiation to support children’s individual learning and development needs

4 Be able to support children’s individual learning and development

4.2 Evaluate plans to ensure they reflect children’s:

Age

Stage of development

Individual circumstances

Group needs

5.1 Describe the importance of modelling and promoting positive behaviours for children

5.2 Apply boundaries and rules for children’s behaviour in accordance with the policies and procedures of the setting

5 Be able to promote positive behaviours expected of children

5.3 Role model the standards of behaviour expected of children within the setting

6 Be able to support children to manage their own behaviour

6.1 Provide realistic, consistent and supportive responses to children’s behaviour

6.2 Apply skills and techniques for supporting and encouraging children’s positive behaviour

6.3 Apply skills and techniques for supporting children to manage their own behaviour in relation to others

7 Understand when a child is in need of additional support

7.1 Describe the indicators of a child being in need of additional support

7.2 Explain how to adapt resources and approaches to provide additional support

7.3 Develop strategies for working in partnership with parents and/or carers and others with children with additional needs