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    Newcastle College Childcare 3

    College 16 to 18

    Childcare

    If you are looking for a rewarding career and want to inspire the next generation while developing yourself, a Childcare course at Newcastle College could be the right choice for you.


    Working towards Practitioner or Early Years Educator status, you will develop the skills you need to work with children and young people.

    You'll gain practical experience in nurseries and playgroups, learning how to look after children safely and helping them to develop their learning and social skills through play.

    With guidance from professionals and guest speakers, you will work on developing yourself and be given the opportunity to take part in charity and community projects.

    Whether you want to become a teacher, a childminder, or work in social care, a childcare course can put you on the right path.

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    What can I study?

    Caring for Children - Level 1

    Considering a career working with children? This Caring for Children course gives you a taste of what it really takes to work in childcare.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 6th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Early Years Practitioner - Level 2

    Discover the joy of working with children on this intensive Early Years Practitioners course.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 6th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    Childcare and Education - Level 3

    This Childcare and Education course will give you the building blocks you need for a career working with children.

    Length: 1 year
    Study: Full-Time
    Start date: 6th September 2021
    Location: Rye Hill Campus

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    What can I do with a Childcare qualification?

    Primary and nursery education teaching professionals Special needs education teaching professionals Nursery nurses and assistants Childminders and related occupations Playworkers Teaching assistants Educational support assistants Houseparents and residential wardens Care escorts School midday and crossing patrol occupations

    Daily tasks:

    • Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
    • Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
    • Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
    • Undertakes pastoral duties.
    • Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
    • Supervises students and maintains classroom discipline.
    • Maintains records of students.
    • Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
    • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students.
    • Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches a range of subjects.

    Median Salary

    £46,457 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Discusses student.
    • Updates and maintains students.
    • Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
    • Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
    • Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students progress.
    • Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
    • Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student.
    • Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student.
    • Assesses student.
    • Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.

    Median Salary

    £43,982 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Communicates with parents and colleagues on children.
    • Writes reports on children.
    • Reads stories, organises counting games to help develop language and number skills.
    • Plans and organises games and other activities and supervises children.
    • Supervises young children at mealtimes.
    • Baths, dresses, prepares feed for and feeds babies, changes babies clothing whenever necessary.

    Median Salary

    £18,977 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Complies with regulations set by OFSTED and their inspection requirements.
    • Maintains appropriate records of children.
    • Takes older children to and from school.
    • Takes children to participate in play groups or on appropriate outings.
    • Provides, supervises and participates in children.
    • Mends, washes and irons children.
    • Plans, prepares and serves children.
    • Changes babies.
    • Assists children to wash and dress.

    Median Salary

    £20,305 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Liaises with parents, carers and colleagues and keeps appropriate records.
    • Puts away equipment and cleans premises after use.
    • Organises and supervises children.
    • Organises and supervises children on excursions.
    • Encourages children.
    • Provides play areas and prepares materials for a wide range of children.
    • Supervises children.

    Median Salary

    £18,795 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Helps with outings and other out-of-classroom activities.
    • Makes simple teaching aids and constructs thematic displays of educational material or children.
    • Assists children with washing or dressing for outdoor and similar activities.
    • Listens to children read, reads to them or tells stories.
    • Looks after lesson materials such as paper, pencils and crayons.
    • Assists teacher with preparation or clearing up of classroom.

    Median Salary

    £20,696 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Provides feedback to teachers and completes and maintains records.
    • Attends to child.
    • Helps and encourages child to communicate.
    • Implements care programmes, as appropriate.
    • Identifies signs of distress and offers reassurance.
    • Helps child understand instruction through a variety of means and encourages self-confidence and independence.
    • Supports schoolwork under teacher.

    Median Salary

    £20,536 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Keeps records and writes reports.
    • Maintains contact and discusses problems/progress with other staff and social workers.
    • Establishes and maintains contact with members of the neighbouring community and/or the residents.
    • Provides one-to-one counselling or group therapy.
    • Ensures that all material needs of residents are provided and endeavours to resolve any problems that they may have.
    • Plans and participates in games and leisure activities to encourage emotional, social, physical and intellectual development.
    • Creates friendly, secure atmosphere and tries to gain the trust and confidence of those in the home or under supervision.

    Median Salary

    £24,195 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Supervises and accompanies children who are taking part in a theatrical, television or film production.
    • Communicates with colleagues and maintains accurate records.
    • Supervises contact between parents and separated children.
    • Organises toilet and meal stops, as appropriate.
    • Supports and secures chair bound clients.
    • Transports clients safely and securely between approved destinations.

    Median Salary

    £19,814 View more

    Daily tasks:

    • Directs children to cross the road when safe.
    • Signals approaching traffic to stop by using hand signals and school crossing signs.
    • Waits for a safe gap in traffic and walks to the centre of road.
    • Meets children wanting to cross the road and directs them to wait at the kerb.
    • Assists young children with feeding, dressing, washing and toiletry activities.
    • Cares for sick children and administers first aid if necessary.
    • Supervises the playground activities of children during meal and break times.

    Median Salary

    £19,294 View more

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