Observing, Assessing and Planning for Children

Module 1: Critically explore the developmental milestones of a child
Module 2: Understand your responsibilities towards observing, assessing and planning for children
Module 3: Evaluate the importance of effective observation
Module 4: Explore the aims and objectives of observing children
Module 5: Describe the different observational techniques
Module 6: Identify which observation methods are better suited to which situation
Module 7: Experiment with a variety of observational techniques
Module 8: Describe how to assess children
Module 9: Analyse the importance of confidentiality and obtaining permission
Module 10: Identify ways of effectively using your findings to plan for the child's future learning
Module 11: Understand how to extend observations
Module 12: Be confident linking observations to theoretical perspectives
Module 13: Identify ways of linking observations to the Early Years Foundation Stage
Module 14: Describe the Early Learning Goals