Health and Social Care Level 2

Course content

Build your skills and knowledge for a rewarding career working with children and young people through this Level 2 Childcare qualification. You’ll develop an understanding of how to create safe, inclusive and stimulating environments that promote children’s learning and development. This course is ideal for those aspiring to work in nurseries, schools or other early years settings.

During the course, you’ll explore topics such as:

• Child protection and safeguarding
• Equality, diversity and inclusion in childcare settings
• Principles and values of working with children and young people
• Supporting positive behaviour and wellbeing
• Activities to promote learning and development
• Childminding and early years care practice
• Intellectual and language development of children and young people
• Teamwork and communication in childcare and education

You’ll also have the opportunity to:

• Apply your learning through a two-week work placement in a childcare or early years setting
• Develop practical skills through observations, presentations and real-world projects
• Be assessed through coursework, case studies, reports and practical activities – there are no formal exams
• Take part in enrichment activities such as workshops, debates and community events
• Use independent study time to complete assignments, research and wider reading
• Receive one-to-one tutorial support and set personal learning targets with your course tutor
• Prepare for progression to a Level 3 qualification, apprenticeship or employment within childcare or early years education

with you to set realistic targets that will enable you to achieve. Your targets will be monitored weekly by your tutor and yourself.