Unit 1
E1. Describe three different types of settings which provide care and education for children in your area.
Statutory – Primary School
Voluntary – Youth Network
Private – College
E2. Describe how each of the settings identified in E1 aims to support children and their families.
Statutory (Primary School)
The quality of support, guidance and care provided for pupils and their families is strength. The head teacher provides dedicated leadership. In a relatively short period of time he has developed a good team spirit with a common purpose amongst the staff.
For a primary school to support parents/guardians, they need to be approachable. Families who are having issues should feel that they can come to the school for support. There are a few ways in which a primary school can help.
• Educational support. Like meeting up with parents/pupils, discussing progress, showing parents how they can help their child at home and encouraging good attendance.
• Support in wider areas, such as providing adult education classes, and parenting classes.
Voluntary (Youth Network)
Our primary objective it to reduce anti – social behaviour and crime whilst giving young people choice, vision and direction.
• Stretching boundaries.
• Achieving lasting results.
• Building trust.
• Maximising potential.
Voluntary settings work hard to help all the children and young people. They provide opportunities for disadvantaged and disabled children to learn more about the world, and more about themselves. And whilst doing that, hope to raise their ambitions and improve their prospects for the future.
Private (College)
Private colleges aim to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Classes are small, enabling teachers to provide a well supported and professional educational experience, specifically tailored towards the individual student.
Every student has a personal tutor, who is responsible for building a close working relationship with them, and being
Statutory – Primary School
Voluntary – Youth Network
Private – College
E2. Describe how each of the settings identified in E1 aims to support children and their families.
Statutory (Primary School)
The quality of support, guidance and care provided for pupils and their families is strength. The head teacher provides dedicated leadership. In a relatively short period of time he has developed a good team spirit with a common purpose amongst the staff.
For a primary school to support parents/guardians, they need to be approachable. Families who are having issues should feel that they can come to the school for support. There are a few ways in which a primary school can help.
• Educational support. Like meeting up with parents/pupils, discussing progress, showing parents how they can help their child at home and encouraging good attendance.
• Support in wider areas, such as providing adult education classes, and parenting classes.
Voluntary (Youth Network)
Our primary objective it to reduce anti – social behaviour and crime whilst giving young people choice, vision and direction.
• Stretching boundaries.
• Achieving lasting results.
• Building trust.
• Maximising potential.
Voluntary settings work hard to help all the children and young people. They provide opportunities for disadvantaged and disabled children to learn more about the world, and more about themselves. And whilst doing that, hope to raise their ambitions and improve their prospects for the future.
Private (College)
Private colleges aim to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Classes are small, enabling teachers to provide a well supported and professional educational experience, specifically tailored towards the individual student.
Every student has a personal tutor, who is responsible for building a close working relationship with them, and being