Essential AAQ BTEC National Early Childhood Development Teaching Unit 4 Research & Reflective Practice

This self-paced CPD course offers a fantastic walkthrough of Unit 4 Research and Reflective Practice in an Early Childhood Setting. It equips you with all the knowledge you require to teach the course and setup and support your students through the assessment process.

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  • 6 hours learning time
  • 14 course steps

About this course

Each session in this course walks you through a learning aim within Unit 4 and provides you with all the knowledge you require to teach this unit confidently and competently. It also includes a breakdown of the three tasks in the Pearson Set Assignment Brief and how students might best tackle their responses.

You will also receive a set of matched teaching PowerPoints for use in the classroom, along with student worksheets, to cover the entire unit.

This course will help you grow in confidence with the content, provide ideas for varied teaching and assessment, and reduce your planning workload!

Who it's for

For teachers of AAQ BTEC National Early Childhood Development

Course series

Essential AAQ BTEC National Early Childhood Development

Course outline

  • Introduction to your course
  • Learning Aim A1: Types of information and data
  • Learning Aim A2: Sources of reliable research
  • Learning Aim A3: Analysis of secondary data
  • Learning Aim B1: Informing the development of legislation, policy and practice
  • Learning Aim B2 Improving outcomes for children, parents and carers
  • Learning Aim B3: Identifying gaps in provision
  • Learning Aim C1: Reflecting on practice in the children's care and education sector
  • Learning Aim D1: Theories of reflective practice
  • Learning Aim D2: Approaches to reflective practice
  • Introduction to the Pearson Set Assignment Brief and Coursework
  • Task 1
  • Task 2
  • Task 3

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  • Sara Labram

    Sara is a tutor2u contributor for Psychology, Health and Social Care and Early Child Development. She is currently a teacher of Psychology and has historically taught Health and Social Care too. She worked for ten years in a secondary school, fulfilling a variety of roles including Head of Department, Head of Sixth Form and Assistant Headteacher. She has completed her NPQSL, is a qualified lead practitioner and an examiner of many years. Sara has completed her masters in teaching and also privately tutors students in preparation for their A Level examinations.

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