Children and Young People with Additional Support Needs (SQA HN Unit DF55 34)

This is a self study course which means you can study at home, workplace or wherever you choose at times that are convenient for you. You do not have any classes to attend.

This Unit is designed to enable candidates to examine the agencies and professionals who may be involved in offering support to the child with additional support needs, their families and significant others. This Unit is designed to enable candidates to have an understanding of the conditions experienced by children and young people (0-12) which lead to additional support needs.

On completion of the Unit the candidate should be able to:

• Investigate the meaning of the term additional support needs
• Investigate a range of disabilities which may require the provision of additional support
• Assess the additional support required by children and young people experiencing a range of additional support needs.

Credit value: 1 HN Credit at SCQF level 7: (8 SCQF credit points at SCQF level 7)

For further information on this course, please visit the SQA website

The course materials are provided as web-pages for you to work through online. As you progress through the course materials you will find written explanations of each feature, followed by practical exercises.

You will be supported throughout the course by a specialist Distance Learning Tutor. Your tutor will contact you (via your North East Scotland College email account) within 7-10 working days of receiving your welcome letter and materials. As you progress they will continue to make regular contact to offer support and guidance, usually by e-mail but sometimes by phone, to ensure you are making good progress and to support your learning throughout. Please note that you must be able to study independently through the course materials.

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

You will be required to undertake 2 assessments, 1 closed book assessment covering outcome 1 and an integrated assessment in the form of a portfolio of evidence including a case study for outcomes 2 and 3. This could be relevant to work based practice or hypothetical situations.

Your Tutor will mark your all your certified assessments. Any re-submissions, known as remediation, will also be directed and remarked by your tutor. Your work will then be cross-marked by an in college subject expert, a process called moderation. It is only then that a result can be sent to the Awarding Body for certification.

A Pass is not final until all crosschecking procedures have been successfully completed. Your pass will be notified to the SQA for certification.

Assessments are booked through the BCD team.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

It is recommended that the candidate should be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the development and needs of children. This may be evidenced by significant experience working with children. Evidence could also be through achievement of current NQ Units or equivalent, which assess knowledge and understanding of children in the age range birth to 12 years, or SVQ level 2 Early Years Care and Education.