Specification/Exam Board
OCR Cambridge Nationals
Curriculum Allocation
Child Development is taught for 3 x 100 minute lessons per fortnight.
Curriculum Period 1:
Curriculum content
Unit R059: Understand the development of a child from one to five years
Topic Area 1: Physical, intellectual and social developmental norms from one to five years
- The expected development norms from one to five years for the following developmental areas
Topic Area 2: Stages and types of play and how play benefits development
- The stages of play
- The types of play
- How play benefits development
Assessment
Students will complete task 1 of their coursework for this unit.Curriculum Period 2:
Curriculum content
Unit R059: Understand the development of a child from one to five years
Topic Area 3: Observe the development of a child aged one to five years
- Observation and recording
Assessment
Students will complete task 2 and 3 of their coursework for this unit.Curriculum Period 3:
Curriculum content
Unit R057: Health and well-being for child development Revision
- Topic Area 1: Pre-conception health and reproduction.
- Topic Area 2: Antenatal care and preparation for birth
- Topic Area 3: Postnatal checks, postnatal care and the conditions for development
- Topic Area 4: Childhood illnesses and a child safe environment
Assessment
Student will sit formal examination in the summer GCSE examsRevision resources
Knowledge organisers and revision guide linkSubject advice and guidance
If you need any further guidance then please contact your child’s teacher via email:
g.brownsett@endon.shaw-education.org.uk