Students
All Subjects for Years 7 to 11
Childcare
Year 10
| ChildCare | |
Qualification: |
GCSE |
| Syllabus: | AQA Home Economics (Child Development) |
| Useful Website: | www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/he_cd.html |
| Assessment: | Written paper at the end of Year 11 worth 50% of the marks. |
| Coursework: | Coursework is worth 50% of the final mark. It is started at the end of Year 10 but carried out mainly in Year 11. It consists of the study of the development of a chosen child and includes a variety of research which should be carried out in the student's own time. |
| Content of Course: | The subject content of the course can be divided into 3 sections. The Family (which includes planning a family, pre-conceptual care, pregnancy, preparation of the birth and birth); Care of the Child (which includes the new-born baby, post natal care, feeding and nutrition, hygiene, child care provision, childhood illnesses and health & service personnel. Development of the child (which includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, play, toys and special children. |
Year 11
| Child Development | |
| Qualification: | GCSE |
| Syllabus: | AQA Home Economics (Child Development) |
| Useful Website: | |
| Assessment: | Written paper at the end of Year 11 worth 50% of the marks. |
| Coursework: | Coursework is worth 50% of the final mark. It will start toward the end of Yr 10 and will continue into Yr 11. It consists of a study in the development of a chosen child and includes a variety of research and observations, which should be carried out in the student’s own time. It should be handed in by the end of March in their final year. |
| Content of Course: | The subject content of the course can be divided into 3 sections. The family (which includes planning a family, pre-conceptual care, pregnancy, preparation of the birth and birth); Care of the Child (which includes, post-natal care, feeding and nutrition, hygiene, child care provision, childhood illnesses and Health and Service personnel); Development of the Child (which includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, play and toys and special children). |