Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting (Level 3) - A Home Study Distance Learning Course

COURSE OVERVIEW

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting qualification. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 in Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

This is a bespoke course that has been designed to promote an understanding of 6-12year olds and their specific needs. It is unique in its endeavours as it captures all the elements of child development, psychology and attachments within the psychosocial development of middle childhood and offers candidates a greater understanding of the complex developments that are present at this stage, and how best to address them.

Middle Years is more than a group of learning and teaching strategies, rather, middle years education provides a framework that connects students needs i.e., resilience, relationships, increasing responsibility, academic vigour and relevance in learning in a strategic way that promotes continued student engagement, achievement, and growth. The term “middle years” describes children at the end of primary school (6yrs) and beginning of secondary school (12yrs). They experience heightened emotions, are progressively seeking greater independence, and develop their individual identities and value systems. Intellectually they have a growing capacity for reflective and abstract thinking and begin to make decisions about adult roles.

The main Aims and Objectives of the course are to show you have an understanding of the Middle Years through an increased self awareness resulting from the training. This will enable you to build on relationships with children and young people through your interpersonal skills enhancing communication and understanding by reflection of your personal development.

This is a fantastic course for anyone wishing to start a career in the health and social care industry around middle childhood, i.e. Foster Carers, Parenting Practitioners, Teaching Assistants, Teachers, Social Workers, Social Work Assistants, School Nurse, Child Care and Youth Workers, in fact anyone wishing to pursue a career working with this age group. It is also an exceptional tool for existing workers who require a greater understanding of middle childhood.

You will gain a greater knowledge and understanding of the role and development that is relevant to middle childhood, and the legislative context that child carers operate within.Obtain an understanding of the personal and interpersonal skill needed at this level. Explore the transitions in education, independence, self confidence, and personal-responsibility of the middle-years age group.

Course Key Topics

Module 1: Promote the Wellbeing Children/Young People
Module 2: Promote and Understand Attachments
Module 3: Promote and Understand Communication
Module 4: Promote health and Safety within the home
Module 5: Develop Child’s Aspirations and Awareness
Module 6: Understand and Promote the balance of Middle Years
Module 7: Promote confidence and self esteem
Module 8: Understand Children’s Emotions and Stress
Module 9: Managing Behaviour issues
Module 10: Evaluate and Develop your Practice

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

The Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting courseis marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 100 hours of your time studying for the Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 3 Award in Middle Years Award in Positive Parenting in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.