Child development is an option subject that students can select to study in KS4. Across the two year course pupils will study topics such as pregnancy, birth, post-natal care, growth and development of a child and how to care for a child.  Whilst studying child development pupils will develop their knowledge and understanding of human needs within society as well as being able to evaluate choices and decisions humans make as consumers.  This course is broken down into different sections allowing pupils to gain a broad knowledge about a wide variety of practical and theoretical topics. The topics include: health and well-being for child development, understanding the equipment and nutritional needs of children from birth to five years and understanding the development of a child from birth to five years. The course is 60% NEA (coursework) which will include cooking tasks and mixing a bottle for a baby. The pupils will also get the opportunity to observe how children play and develop activities to help children develop and learn as they play. We study the following course: OCR Cambridge National Level 1/Level 2  J809.

Child development is only taught as a discrete subject in KS4.

  HT1 HT2 HT3 HT4 HT5 HT6
Year 10 RO57 Health and wellbeing topic area 1: pre – conception health and reproduction RO58 Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years RO58 Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years RO59 Understand the development of a child from one to five years RO59 Understand the development of a child from one to five years RO57 Health and wellbeing topic area 2: antenatal care and preparation for birth

 

NEA submitted – worth 60% of final grade

             
Year 11 RO57 Health and wellbeing topic area 3: post-natal checks, care and the conditions for development RO57 Health and wellbeing topic area 3: post-natal checks, care and the conditions for development RO57 Health and wellbeing topic area 4: childhood illnesses and a child-safe environment Revision and exam preparation Revision and exam preparation Terminal exam

RO57 Health and wellbeing for child development

  • Worth 40% of final grade

For information about enrichment clubs  and revision clubs please visit our clubs page here. 

Subject Leader/s

Mrs E Britton