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[Dawn]

HI

Our local college, in conjunction with children and families is offering the level three cerificate in EYFS. it looks really exciting. Myself and my senior nursery officer are doing it. just wondered if anyone else was doing it. we start college end of january or early feb (4 hours a week on a tuesday night)... feeling strangely excited LOL

Dawn

[belle06]

Sounds interesting not heard of this course at all how long does it last for?

[Dawn]

belle06, on Jan 7 2008, 20:47, said:

Sounds interesting not heard of this course at all how long does it last for?

Hi,

it lasts for three terms, so pretty much a college year.

Dawn

[Marion]

I had an email from the TDA a while ago http://www.tda.gov.uk/about/newsletter/oct.../knowledge.aspx
http://www.cwdcounci...aflet_Aug07.pdf

[hali]

new one on me too

[spaceman]

I have heard of it but I am trying to find a local college which is offering it

[Marion]

I think there is a list on the CWDC site

[Mrsb]

Would this be equivalent to nvq level 3????

[Wolfie]

I saw it advertised in one of the early years magazines and found out more about it on the Cache site - I'm hoping to persuade our Children's Centre to fund all our level 3s to do it if possible, I think it'll be of more use than the local training. I believe it's equivalent to one module/unit of a level 3 award but I may be wrong!

[spaceman]

Hi I thought you had to have a level 3 qualification to do the course but may be wrong

[Sue R]

Please don't all throw bricks at me, but I can't see how you could possibly need three terms, or a qualification, to look at the EYFS!

It all seems to be just about how we work presently, with some tweaking of documentation, to take account of heading changes.

Sue, slinking quietly away.........

[Wolfie]

It's definitely a Level 3 certificate, I'm not sure whether you have to have a Level 3 qualification already in order to do it. I spoke to a very helpful person at Cache today, who then emailed me the candidate handbook for the course - it contains all the information you'll need.

Hopefully I've attached it??

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Edited by Wolfie, 08 January 2008 - 05:47 PM.

[Wolfie]

I know exactly what you mean Sue - I'm looking at it as a possible professional development opportunity for some of the staff - both nursery and outreach - in our Centre if they facny doing a bit of formal study again.

[Sue R]

OK, thanks for that Wolfie - it looks to me more like a bit of a name change for the old Level 3 that was replaced by the new one....!! Rather than a course specifically for the EYFS itself? I'll have to spend more time looking through it!

Sue

[HappyMaz]

Thanks for that Wolfie - looks like a really comprehensive course. Wonder if it is intended to replace the DPP? I would really like to teach/assess this course - and have only had a quick flick through!

Peggy - I'd be interested to see whether its something you'd like to get involved with. Sounds right up your alley!

Sue - I think this is much more than just about the EYFS. I haven't had time to have a good look at it but it goes into some depth about the underpinning knowledge and principles of early education and obviously by the end of the course the candidate would have a really in depth knowledge of the EYFS too!

What I really like about it is that there is a mixed model of assessment - reflective task (a written essay) assessor observation of practice, a walk and talk (which I gather is where the candidate literally walks around the setting and gives a verbal 'presentation' about a given topic or course criteria). This is much better than the old assignment writing assessment - we all know people who can write a good assignment but whose practice leaves much to be desired (or who can't talk to parents or has little empathy with children, etc etc).

This method of assessing candidate's competencies offers more scope to see the whole picture and not just what their academic skills are...

Maz