iCQ Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to place children and young people at the centre of assessment and planning.
• Participate in assessment and planning for children and young people towards the achievement of positive outcomes.
• Work with children and young people to implement the plan for the achievement of positive outcomes.
• Work with children and young people to review and update plans.

What you'll be able to do

• Provide respectful physical care for babies and young children, ensuring their comfort and hygiene.
• Establish routines for babies and young children that support their health, growth, and development.
• Provide opportunities for exercise and physical activity to promote babies' and young children's physical development and well-being.
• Create and maintain safe and protective environments for babies and young children, minimising risks and hazards.
• Provide for the nutritional needs of babies under 18 months, adhering to appropriate guidelines and individual requirements.
• Understand how to provide for the nutritional needs of young children from 18-36 months, considering their developmental stage and dietary requirements.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of managing a personal caseload effectively
• Prioritise cases within a personal caseload according to urgency and risk
• Understand how to review and evaluate the effectiveness of the case management process

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purposes and principles of early years frameworks.
• Provide environments within the work setting that support and extend children’s development and learning in their early years.
• Understand how to work in partnership with carers.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand theories of teams and team working, recognising different approaches and their application in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
• Understand the principles that underpin effective teamwork, including communication, collaboration, and shared goals.
• Work as part of a team, contributing effectively to achieve common objectives and support colleagues.
• Support individual team members, providing encouragement, guidance, and assistance as needed.
• Review the work of the team, evaluating performance and identifying areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of the special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Coordinate the observation, recording, assessment and planning to meet the individual requirements of children with special educational needs, ensuring a personalised approach.
• Engage with children with special educational needs and their carers, building positive relationships and promoting their involvement in the support process.
• Coordinate, support and advise colleagues working with children who have special educational needs, promoting inclusive practice and sharing expertise.

What you'll be able to do

• Develop positive relationships with children and young people

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the context of working in partnership with staff in other agencies
• Develop effective working relationships with staff in other agencies
• Sustain effective working relationships with staff in other agencies

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the process of preparing for interviews with children and young people
• Understand the process of planning interviews with children and young people
• Conduct the interview with individual children or young people
• Implement interview follow up procedures

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the overall purpose and objectives of professional supervision within health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Understand how the core principles of professional supervision can be effectively applied to inform and enhance performance management practices in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Undertake thorough preparation for professional supervision sessions with supervisees in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Provide effective and constructive professional supervision to individuals working in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Effectively manage and resolve conflict situations that may arise during professional supervision sessions in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Critically evaluate own practice and performance when conducting professional supervision in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings, identifying areas for development.

What you'll be able to do

• Enable parents to understand children’s feelings and behaviours
• Enable parents to respond appropriately to children’s feelings and behaviours
• Understand how to support parents to interact with their children in positive ways
• Understand how to develop parents’ knowledge of how to support children’s play
• Understand how to develop parents’ knowledge of how to support children’s learning
• Understand how to develop parents’ knowledge of how to support children’s creativity
• Understand how to work with parents to find positive ways to meet children’s physical needs
• Understand how to reflect on own practice in enabling parents to develop ways of handling relationships and behaviour that contribute to everyday life with children

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the policy context and research that underpins the involvement of fathers in their children’s early learning
• Understand how to work in partnership with fathers to support their children’s early learning
• Understand the barriers to fathers being involved in their children’s early learning
• Understand how to use reflection to challenge and develop existing practice in working with fathers to support their children’s early learning

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what is required for competence in own work role
• Reflect on practice

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the policy context and research that underpins parental involvement in their children’s early learning.
• Understand how to work in partnership with parents to support their children’s early learning.
• Understand barriers to parents being involved in their children’s early learning.
• Understand how to use reflection to challenge and develop existing practice in working with parents to support their children’s early learning.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the context of pregnancy and parenthood for young people, recognising the unique challenges and opportunities they face.
• Understand transition issues for young people and their potential impact on parenthood, including education, employment, and housing.
• Understand the impact of stress on a young parent’s relationship with their child/children, recognising the importance of support and coping strategies.
• Understand how to engage young parents with services, building trust and providing accessible support.
• Understand the specific needs of young fathers in engaging with their child’s needs and development, promoting their involvement and responsibility.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of learning and development activities in meeting the diverse needs of individuals.
• Identify suitable learning and development activities that align with individual needs and preferences.
• Plan learning and development activities collaboratively with individuals, taking into account their goals and learning styles.
• Prepare effectively for learning and development activities, ensuring resources and the environment are conducive to learning.
• Facilitate learning and development activities with individuals, providing support and encouragement.
• Evaluate and review learning and development activities, assessing their effectiveness and identifying areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how groups develop and function within health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Create a climate that facilitates effective group work in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Facilitate a group effectively in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Enhance learning within a group by using power, authority and influence constructively in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.
• Monitor and review the work of a group in health and social care or children and young people’s work settings.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to facilitate the learning and development needs of children and young people through mentoring
• Support children and young people to address their individual learning needs through mentoring
• Support children and young people to address their individual development needs through mentoring
• Promote the wellbeing of individual children and young people through mentoring
• Promote the resilience of individual children and young people through mentoring
• Promote the achievement of individual children and young people through mentoring
• Review the effectiveness of the mentoring process

What you'll be able to do

• Identify immediate risk of danger to substance misusers.
• Act upon immediate risk of danger to substance misusers.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the underpinning principles of therapeutic group activities.
• Plan therapeutic group activities to meet identified needs.
• Prepare resources and the environment for therapeutic group activities.
• Support individuals to participate in therapeutic group activities.
• Contribute to the evaluation of therapeutic group activities, identifying areas for improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the various factors that can impact the attendance of children and young people in statutory education
• Understand the roles of different individuals and agencies involved in improving the attendance of children and young people in statutory education
• Analyse attendance data to inform the development of strategies and plans aimed at improving attendance of children and young people
• Support work with children, young people, and their families to improve attendance, in accordance with your specific role and responsibilities

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislation relevant to substance use.
• Understand the policy relevant to substance use.
• Understand substance use and its effects.
• Understand the available treatments for substance use.
• Identify individuals’ existing knowledge about substances.
• Identify individuals’ values relating to substances.
• Increase individuals’ knowledge of substances.
• Increase individuals’ understanding of substances.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purposes, benefits and key features of community based early years provision.
• Lead the team in a community based early years setting.
• Engage parents as partners in the community based early years setting.
• Engage parents in the management/decision making processes of an early years setting.
• Provide learning opportunities to support parents’ participation in a community based early years setting.
• Manage the resource, regulatory and financial requirements for a community based early years setting.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose and importance of induction programmes for health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
• Manage the induction process effectively in health, social care and children and young people’s work settings.
• Support the implementation of induction processes within health, social care and children and young people’s work settings.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the induction process in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
• Implement improvements to the induction process in health and social care or children and young people’s settings based on evaluation findings.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare to accommodate children or young people in their own home, ensuring all necessary arrangements are in place.
• Support children and young people to settle into the family home, providing a welcoming and supportive environment.
• Provide a safe home environment for children and young people accessing foster care, adhering to all relevant safety standards and guidelines.
• Support family and other key people to adjust to family life with children and young people accessing foster care, facilitating positive relationships and communication.
• Work effectively as a member of a professional team and wider community to meet the needs of children and young people in foster care, collaborating with other professionals to ensure the best possible outcomes.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purposes of learning, development and support services within relevant settings
• Understand current legislation, policies and influences on learning, development and support services
• Implement the current principles and values that underpin and inform the work of learning, development and support services practitioners
• Understand how the views of children, young people and carers can be used to improve learning, development and support services
• Use supervision to support continuing professional development and personal effectiveness
• Reflect on own skills, knowledge and effectiveness to inform and improve own practice

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislation and policy framework for working with children and young people in social care work settings.
• Understand the professional responsibilities of working with children and young people.
• Meet professional responsibilities by reflecting on own performance and practice.
• Develop effective working relationships with professional colleagues.
• Understand the implications of equalities legislation for working with children, young people and families.
• Understand the value of diversity and the importance of equality and anti-discriminatory practice.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the scope and purposes of the early years sector, recognising its role in child development and well-being.
• Understand current policies and influences on the early years sector, including legislation, guidance, and research.
• Understand how to support diversity, inclusion and participation in early years settings, promoting equality and respect for all children and families.
• Review own practice in promoting diversity, inclusion and participation in early years settings, identifying areas for development and improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Assess the development needs of children or young people and prepare a development plan.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of sign supported English (SSE) and how it combines signs from British Sign Language (BSL) with spoken English.
• Understand how the use of SSE can support children's understanding of language and concepts.
• Use SSE effectively to communicate with children and support their learning and development.
• Select appropriate signs to match spoken words and phrases.
• Understand the role of signing and fingerspelling in the development of early literacy skills, such as phonological awareness and letter recognition.
• Understand how SSE can help children to make connections between spoken and written language.
• Understand how the use of SSE can create a more inclusive and supportive environment for children and young people.
• Understand how SSE can promote positive pro-social behaviour by providing children with a clear and consistent means of communication.
• Understand how the use of SSE can promote inclusive practice by enabling children with communication difficulties to participate fully in activities and experiences.
• Understand how SSE can contribute to parental involvement/partnership by providing parents with a tool to communicate effectively with their children.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the welfare requirements of the relevant early years framework, including safeguarding, health and safety, and equality and diversity.
• Keep early years children safe in the work setting, implementing appropriate risk assessments and safeguarding procedures.
• Understand the importance of promoting positive health and well being for early years children, including physical, emotional, and social development.
• Support hygiene and prevention of cross infection in the early years setting, following appropriate procedures and promoting good hygiene practices.
• Understand how to ensure children in their early years receive high quality, balanced nutrition to meet their growth and development needs, providing healthy meals and snacks.
• Provide physical care for children, including feeding, changing nappies, and supporting their personal hygiene.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Work in an inclusive way within health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Promote diversity, equality and inclusion within health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of each area of learning and development as defined in the relevant early years framework, such as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• Understand the specific requirements and expectations for each area of learning and development within the relevant early years framework.
• Plan activities and experiences that align with the areas of learning and development in the relevant early years framework.
• Support children's active participation in the planning process, encouraging their input and ideas.
• Implement strategies to promote children's learning and development across all areas of the relevant early years framework.
• Adapt activities and experiences to meet the individual learning needs and interests of children.
• Engage with children in a way that is stimulating, encouraging, and supports their learning and development.
• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment that fosters children's curiosity and exploration.
• Critically reflect on own practice in supporting the learning and development of children in their early years.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance own practice.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the key components of a balanced diet for children, including the importance of different food groups and portion sizes.
• Understand the potential health consequences of poor nutrition in children.
• Plan menus and activities that promote a balanced diet for children, taking into account their age, developmental stage, and individual needs.
• Provide children with information and guidance on healthy eating habits.
• Understand the importance of hydration for babies and children, including the recommended daily fluid intake.
• Understand the potential health risks associated with dehydration.
• Promote hydration in babies and/or children by providing them with access to water and other healthy fluids.
• Encourage children to drink regularly throughout the day.
• Understand the factors that can contribute to malnutrition in babies and children, such as poverty, food insecurity, and inadequate feeding practices.
• Understand how to recognise the signs and symptoms of malnutrition in babies and children.
• Understand the principles of infant feeding, including breastfeeding and formula feeding.
• Understand the importance of introducing solid foods at the appropriate age.
• Understand the importance of special dietary requirements for babies and children with allergies, intolerances, or other medical conditions.
• Identify and accommodate the special dietary needs of babies and children.
• Contribute to the monitoring of nutrition and hydration for babies or children by observing their eating and drinking habits and reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the components of a balanced diet for maintaining health and well-being.
• Understand current nutritional guidelines and recommendations for different population groups.
• Promote nutrition to individuals in health and social care settings, considering their specific needs.
• Promote hydration to individuals in health and social care settings, considering their specific needs.
• Understand the causes, signs, and consequences of malnutrition in health and social care settings.
• Implement strategies to prevent malnutrition in health and social care settings.
• Carry out nutritional screening assessments for individuals in health and social care settings, using appropriate tools.
• Monitor and record nutrition needs of individuals in health and social care settings, accurately and comprehensively.
• Monitor and record hydration needs of individuals in health and social care settings, accurately and comprehensively.
• Understand the factors that affect special dietary requirements, such as allergies, intolerances, and medical conditions.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how relevant legislation relates to positive behaviour support.
• Understand how relevant frameworks relate to positive behaviour support.
• Understand how relevant codes of practice relate to positive behaviour support.
• Understand how relevant organisational policies relate to positive behaviour support.
• Understand the context in which proactive strategies are used to promote positive behaviour.
• Understand the context in which reactive strategies are used to manage challenging behaviour.
• Promote positive behaviour in line with agreed approaches.
• Respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour, ensuring safety.
• Support individuals following an incident of challenging behaviour.
• Support others following an incident of challenging behaviour.
• Review the effectiveness of approaches to promoting positive behaviour.
• Revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour based on review findings.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of actively promoting positive well-being and resilience in children and young people
• Understand how to effectively support the development of children and young people’s social and emotional identity and self-esteem, taking into account their age and level of understanding
• Provide children and young people with a positive outlook on their lives and future prospects
• Respond appropriately to the diverse health needs of children and young people

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of physical activity and the development of movement skills for young children’s development, health and well-being, referencing relevant theories and research.
• Prepare and support a safe and challenging environment for young children that encourages physical activity and the development of movement skills, considering risk assessments and accessibility.
• Plan and implement physical activities for young children, taking into account their age, abilities, and individual needs.
• Build opportunities for physical activity into everyday routines for young children, promoting active lifestyles.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of provision in supporting young children’s physical activity and movement skills, using observation and feedback.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of practitioners in providing information and advice to children and young people, recognising the importance of accurate and accessible information.
• Establish and address the information and advice needs of children and young people, identifying their specific requirements and tailoring information accordingly.
• Provide children and young people with appropriate information and advice to enable them to make informed choices, empowering them to take control of their lives.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of self when supporting children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse
• Understand the role of others when supporting children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse
• Support children or young people who disclose harm or abuse
• Support children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse
• Work with others to support the safe involvement of key people with children or young people who have experienced harm or abuse

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of supporting individuals to continue with their recommended therapies and treatment plans.
• Encourage individuals to complete activities and exercises as recommended by therapists and healthcare professionals.
• Support individuals to continue with their recommended therapy sessions and appointments.
• Observe, record, and report on observations made during recommended therapy sessions, noting any changes or concerns.
• Contribute to the evaluation and review of recommended therapies by providing feedback and observations to the relevant healthcare professionals.

What you'll be able to do

• Recognise indications of substance misuse in individuals.
• Assess and monitor the risks associated with substance misuse for individuals.
• Handle information relating to substance misuse appropriately, adhering to confidentiality and data protection requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records relating to substance misuse.
• Refer individuals to appropriate specialist services for substance misuse support and treatment.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of support care in fostering services for vulnerable children, young people and carers.
• Offer support care within fostering services to a vulnerable child or young person.
• Support carers of vulnerable children or young people.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that support health and safety.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand specific communication needs and the factors affecting them, including physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments.
• Contribute to establishing the nature of specific communication needs of individuals and ways to address them, working collaboratively with other professionals.
• Interact with individuals using their preferred communication methods, demonstrating empathy and respect.
• Promote communication between individuals and others, facilitating interactions and removing barriers.
• Support the use of communication technology and aids, ensuring individuals have access to appropriate resources.
• Review an individual’s communication needs and the support provided to address them, making recommendations for ongoing improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles, values and current legislation that supports work to help children and young people achieve their educational potential.
• Support children and young people to identify and articulate their learning needs, set goals and plan actions.
• Support children and young people to work towards their educational goals.
• Review educational achievements with children and young people.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislation and policies that underpin education and learning for children and young people, including safeguarding and inclusion.
• Support children and young people to work out what they want to learn and achieve, considering their interests, aspirations, and learning styles.
• Work with children and young people to make the most of learning opportunities, providing encouragement, guidance, and resources.
• Work with others, including parents, carers, and other professionals, to support children and young people to achieve the best possible outcomes from learning opportunities.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of positive relationships for the development and well-being of children and young people
• Support children and young people to make and maintain positive relationships
• Understand how to support children and young people when there are relationship difficulties

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to support children and young people to make positive changes in their lives
• Support children and young people to make positive changes in their lives
• Review support to children and young people to make positive changes in their lives

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance and the benefits of adults supporting the speech, language and communication development of children and young people
• Provide support for the speech, language and communication development of children and young people
• Understand how environments support speech, language and communication for children and young people
• Recognise children and young people who may have speech, language and communication needs
• Obtain additional support for children and young people who may have speech, language and communication needs

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the specific roles and responsibilities associated with supporting children or young people in their own home environment
• Build positive and trusting relationships with children or young people and their carers when working within their home
• Provide appropriate support for children or young people to engage in activities that effectively meet their individual needs and preferences

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of knowledge and understanding of the world for children’s learning
• Use assessments to develop plans for children’s knowledge and understanding of the world
• Use activities for the development of children’s knowledge and understanding of the world
• Reflect on own performance in supporting the development of children’s knowledge and understanding of the world

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of language for children’s learning
• Understand the importance of literacy for children’s learning
• Understand the importance of communication for children’s learning
• Use assessments to develop plans for language development
• Use assessments to develop plans for literacy development
• Use assessments to develop plans for communication development
• Use activities for the development of children’s language
• Use activities for the development of children’s literacy
• Use activities for the development of children’s communication
• Reflect on own performance in supporting the development of children’s language, literacy and communication

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the benefits of ICT for children's learning and development, including its potential to enhance creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Understand the importance of providing children with opportunities to develop ICT skills in a safe and responsible manner.
• Use a range of assessment methods to identify children's current ICT skills and learning needs.
• Develop individualised plans for ICT skills development based on assessment findings.
• Select and adapt activities that are appropriate for children's age, abilities, and interests to promote ICT skills development.
• Provide children with clear instructions and support as they engage in ICT activities.
• Reflect on own performance in supporting children's ICT skills development, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of different activities and strategies in promoting children's ICT skills development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of mathematical development for children’s learning
• Use assessments to develop plans for mathematical development
• Use activities for children’s mathematical development
• Reflect on own performance in supporting children’s mathematical development

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of outdoor play for children’s health, learning and development.
• Use assessments to develop plans to support outdoor play.
• Use activities for the development of children’s outdoor play.
• Reflect on own performance in supporting the development of children’s outdoor play.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of physical development for children’s learning.
• Plan and organise an effective environment to support physical development.
• Use activities for children's physical development.
• Reflect on own performance in supporting physical development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of speech, language and communication for children’s overall development.
• Understand the importance and the benefits of adults supporting the speech, language and communication development of the children in own setting.
• Provide support for the speech, language and communication development of the children in own setting.
• Contribute to maintaining a positive environment that supports speech, language and communication.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of working inclusively with disabled children and young people and those with specific requirements.
• Work in partnership with families with disabled children or young people and those with specific requirements.
• Support age and developmentally appropriate learning, play or leisure opportunities for disabled children or young people and those with specific requirements.
• Evaluate, support and develop existing practice with disabled children and young people and those with specific requirements.
• Understand how to work in partnership with other agencies and professionals to support provision for disabled children and young people and those with specific requirements.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of social interactions and relationships for families of people with specific needs.
• Understand the issues surrounding discrimination that families may face.
• Support families to access opportunities for social contact within their wider social structures.
• Support families to maintain social contacts within their wider social structures.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the various factors that can affect an individual's capacity to develop and/or maintain relationships, including social, emotional, and physical factors.
• Support individuals to identify beneficial relationships that can enhance their well-being and social inclusion.
• Support individuals to develop new relationships, providing guidance and encouragement to build social connections.
• Support individuals to maintain existing relationships, addressing any challenges and promoting positive communication.
• Work with individuals to review the support provided for relationships, ensuring it meets their needs and promotes their independence.

What you'll be able to do

• Support individuals to assess relationship problems effectively.
• Support individuals to overcome relationship problems and develop healthier relationships.
• Know how and when to access specialist support about relationship problems, including referral pathways and relevant agencies.
• Support individuals to end unhelpful relationships in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Evaluate the support provided for relationship problems, identifying areas for improvement and future development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles of supporting individuals to live at home.
• Contribute to planning support for living at home.
• Work with individuals to secure additional services and facilities to enable them to live at home.
• Work in partnership to introduce additional services for individuals living at home.
• Contribute to reviewing support for living at home.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how legislative frameworks, such as the Care Act 2014 and safeguarding policies, support the safeguarding of individuals.
• Support individuals to gain an understanding of behaviours and situations that may make them vulnerable to harm or abuse.
• Support individuals to gain an understanding about how to stay safe from harm or abuse, including online safety.
• Work in ways that support individuals to stay safe, adhering to organisational policies and procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the various effects of bereavement on individuals, including emotional, psychological, and social impacts.
• Understand the key principles for supporting individuals who are bereaved, including empathy, active listening, and respect.
• Support individuals to express their response to loss in a safe and supportive environment.
• Support individuals who are bereaved by providing practical and emotional assistance.
• Understand the role of specialist agencies and organisations in supporting individuals who are bereaved.
• Manage own feelings and emotional responses when providing support for individuals who are bereaved.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand about different substances, their effects and how they might be used.
• Enable individuals to adopt safe practices associated with substance use.
• Support individuals when they have used substances.
• Support individuals in reducing substance use.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislative frameworks that relate to individuals with autistic spectrum conditions.
• Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions.
• Support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions.
• Support individuals with autistic spectrum condition with verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Support individuals with transitions and change.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of positive attachment for the well-being of children and young people
• Understand how resilience can reduce vulnerability of children and young people to separation and loss
• Promote positive attachments for children or young people
• Develop own practice in supporting positive attachments for children or young people

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concept of positive practice when working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
• Work alongside speech, language and communication specialists to use appropriate strategies and targets to support children and young people
• Place children and young people at the centre of professional practice when working with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs
• Understand how to work with others to support the social, emotional and cognitive needs of children and young people

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of speech, language and communication for children’s overall development
• Understand typical speech, language and communication development in children and young people
• Identify typical speech, language and communication development of children and young people

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how creativity promotes well-being for children and young people.
• Encourage children and young people to recognise and value their own and others’ creativity.
• Support children and young people to take part in creative activities.
• Participate in creative, day to day activities with children and young people.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the key principles of supporting the development of positive behaviour in children
• Establish clear behavioural goals and boundaries with children
• Support children in understanding their own behaviour and its impact
• Support children in achieving their behavioural goals and adhering to agreed boundaries

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the referral options that are available for children and young people
• Work with children and young people in order to encourage their participation in the referral process
• Support children and young people through the referral process
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the referral process suggesting improvements

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the speech, language, and communication assessment process specifically for children and young people who are learning more than one language
• Understand the cultural considerations and potential issues involved in assessing and supporting the speech, language, and communication development of children and young people who are learning more than one language
• Work effectively with parents of children and young people whose home language is not English, providing appropriate support and guidance
• Collaborate effectively with other professionals and agencies in order to support the speech, language, and communication development of children and young people whose home language is not English

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings.
• Know about common types of medication and their use.
• Understand roles and responsibilities in the use of medication in social care settings.
• Understand techniques for administering medication.
• Receive, store and dispose of medication supplies safely.
• Promote the rights of the individual when managing medication.
• Support use of medication.
• Record and report on use of medication.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the issues affecting young people in relation to sexual health and risk of pregnancy.
• Understand how to support young people in relation to sexual health and risk of pregnancy.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance for young people of developing a personal action plan for their future development needs, considering factors such as career goals, education, and personal well-being.
• Support young people to develop an action plan, providing guidance on setting realistic goals, identifying resources, and creating timelines.
• Support young people to work towards implementation of their action plan, offering encouragement, practical assistance, and problem-solving strategies.
• Support young people to review and revise their action plan, reflecting on progress, identifying challenges, and making necessary adjustments.
• Review own role in supporting the development and implementation of the young person’s action plan, identifying areas for improvement and professional development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the way that young people move from dependence to independence.
• Prepare young people for the practical challenges of independence.
• Prepare young people for the emotional challenges of independence.
• Prepare young people to assess personal risks and protect themselves.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the underlying issues that contribute to the anti-social and/or criminal activity of young people.
• Understand how to support young people who are involved in anti-social and/or criminal activities.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the issues affecting young people who are looked after or leaving care, including their experiences of trauma, loss, and instability
• Understand how to support young people who are looked after or leaving care, considering their individual needs and circumstances
• Know about the statutory and legal frameworks in relation to young people who are looked after or leaving care, including relevant legislation, policies, and procedures

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the issues affecting young people who are socially excluded or excluded from school.
• Understand how to support young people who are socially excluded or excluded from school.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how infection prevention and control policies and guidelines can be applied within different settings.
• Support infection prevention and control practices in the work setting.
• Minimise the risk and spread of infection when using equipment.
• Understand how to respond to outbreaks of infection in the work setting.
• Follow correct recording and reporting procedures regarding infection prevention and control.

What you'll be able to do

• Explain the sequence and rate of each aspect of development from birth to 19 years.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people.
• Understand the importance of working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people.
• Understand the importance of ensuring children and young people’s safety and protection in the work setting.
• Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been abused or harmed.
• Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child or young person has been bullied.
• Understand how to work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing.
• Understand the importance of e-safety for children and young people.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how the social, economic and cultural environment can impact on the outcomes and life chances of children and young people.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to set up a home based childcare service.
• Understand how to establish a safe and healthy home based environment for children.
• Understand the importance of partnerships with parents for all aspects of the home based childcare service.
• Understand the principles of development of routines for home based child care.
• Understand how to provide play and other activities for children in home based settings that will support equality and inclusion.
• Understand how home based childcarers can support the safeguarding of children in their care.
• Understand the principles of supporting positive behaviour in home based childcare settings.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the circumstances that can lead to children and young people accessing foster care, including abuse, neglect, and family breakdown.
• Know the information that should be provided to foster carers prior to placements being arranged, including the child's background, needs, and any relevant risks.
• Understand how legislation, policies and procedures relate to foster care, including safeguarding, data protection, and the rights of children and young people.
• Understand how foster care can make a positive difference to the lives of children and young people in care, promoting their well-being and development.
• Understand the importance of relationships for children and young people accessing foster care, including relationships with foster carers, birth families, and peers.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of a foster carer when working with birth families, carers and professionals, promoting effective communication and collaboration.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the various factors that may significantly impact the outcomes and overall life chances of children and young people.
• Understand how poverty and disadvantage can negatively affect the development and well-being of children and young people.
• Understand the critical importance of early intervention strategies for children and young people who are experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.
• Understand the importance of collaborative support and effective partnerships in improving outcomes for children and young people who are experiencing poverty and disadvantage.
• Understand the specific role of the practitioner in providing support to children and young people who are vulnerable and experiencing poverty and disadvantage.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the links between language, behaviour, emotional and social development difficulties.
• Understand how to support positive speech, language and communication development for children and young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
• Understand how to adapt strategies and approaches to behavioural, emotional and social development to meet speech, language and communication needs.
• Work with others in order to support the speech, language and communication development of children and young people with behavioural, emotional and social development needs.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of supervision in health and social care settings, including its role in supporting professional development, ensuring quality of care and promoting ethical practice.
• Understand how the principles of supervision can be used to inform performance management, including setting clear expectations, providing constructive feedback and addressing performance issues.
• Understand how to support individuals through professional supervision, providing guidance, encouragement and opportunities for reflection and learning.
• Understand how professional supervision supports performance, contributing to improved service delivery, enhanced job satisfaction and reduced stress and burnout.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the key stages of development and learning in babies and young children, considering physical, cognitive, social, and emotional aspects.
• Understand the recognised theories and frameworks underpinning the development and learning of babies and young children.
• Plan activities and experiences that effectively promote the development and learning of babies and young children.
• Implement strategies to support the individual learning needs of babies and young children.
• Understand the significance of attachment in the early years and its impact on the development of babies and young children.
• Understand how to recognise and respond appropriately to the attachment needs of babies and young children.
• Engage with babies and young children in a way that is responsive, nurturing, and promotes positive interactions.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the individual needs and preferences of babies and young children.
• Communicate effectively with carers, sharing information and insights about the learning and development of babies and young children.
• Work collaboratively with carers to create a consistent and supportive environment for babies and young children.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legal, policy, rights and theoretical framework for residential care for children and young people.
• Understand own role and professional responsibilities in a residential care setting.
• Work with children and young people through the day to day activities involved in sharing a living space.
• Work with children and young people in a residential setting.
• Safeguard children and young people in a residential care setting.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of the parent and child relationship, including attachment, communication, and the impact of parenting styles.
• Work with parents to understand the nature of the parent and child relationship, providing guidance and support to improve their interactions.
• Understand how to work with parents to provide age appropriate support for a specified age group of children, considering their developmental needs and individual circumstances.
• Understand how to reflect on own practice in working with parents to meet their children’s needs, identifying areas for improvement and professional development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of parental support for the development of speech, language and communication.
• Work in partnership with parents to support their child’s speech, language and communication development.
• Support parents to use activities and approaches to support their child’s speech, language and communication development.
• Understand the importance of working in partnership with parents of children with speech, language and communication needs and relevant professional agencies.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand integrated and multi-agency working.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to apply the principles of social pedagogy
• Understand the concept of holistic wellbeing and happiness of individual children and young people
• Engage with children or young people to create supportive learning opportunities