Session 9

• Early years
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Performance Outcome 1

Support and promote children's play, development and early education.

T Level in Education & Early Years 

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Session 9

Learning Objectives 

By the end of the lesson, all learners will be able to: 

Promote equality of opportunity and anti discriminatory practice by reviewing example work to enhance knowledge and understanding of this criteria. (S1.26) 

Understand how a range of biological and environmental factors may impact children's learning and development with a review of Bronfenbrenner's bio ecological systems theory. (K1.2)

Can identify two biological factors?

Biological and environmental factors that may influence development. 

Often children of the same age will not show the same rate and sequence of development, this can occur due to many variations in factors both indirect and direct. 

Biological factors

• Physical traits (genetic inheritance) - Height, physical strength, face shape and eye colour
• Physical health - Asthma, diabetes, Anaemia, broken bones.
• SEN - Some special needs are due to chromosomal absences, some link to pregnancy and birth (Foetal alcohol syndrome, Dyselxia, ASD, sensory processing disorder).
• Disabilities 

Research task 

You will be allocated a SEN & disability biological factor to research. 

You will collaborate your findings on a joint google slide as a group. 

Your groups have alreayd been allocated on google classroom. 

Biological and environmental factors that may influence development. 

Mind map all of the different environmental factors that can influence development. 

(Reflect on Element 7) 

We will then engage in group feedback on the board. 

Biological and environmental factors that may influence development. 

Parenting Styles 

Parental support 

Economic factors 

Historical factors

Poverty 

Educational backgrounds for parents. 

Individual well being

Cultural ideologies 

When establishing the grounds of the bio ecological systems concept, it is imperative we are able to identify the wider picture to establish the information that reflects each category.

Complete the task. 

Match the correct title to the definition.

Inequality in Early Years Foundation 

The Sutton Trust Champions is an educational charity in the United Kingdom that aims to improve social mobility and address children who may be disadvantaged. This charity does this through evidence led programmes and research. 

https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Inequality-in-early-years-education.pdf

Lets review E10 from last year

• GDPR 2018 
• SEND code of practice 2015 
• Equality Act 2010 
• UNCRC 1989 

• Inclusion policy 
• Confidentiality policy 
• Accessibility policy 
• Partnership working policy 
• Admissions policy 
• Safeguarding policy 
• SEN policy 

Use a range of books and stories with children, these should be made available to children at all times but supported through adult intervention. 

Resources need to reflect cultural diversity, for example the role play location could have alternating themes. 

Share resources and information child friendly videos. 

All festivals should be celebrated to provide an inclusive practice. 

Have a flexible view point to understand the child as an individual 

Ensure increase motivation and enhance understanding within your classroom. 

S1.26 

Promote equality of opportunity and anti - discriminatory practice

In structured observation 2 you will need to demonstrate the above. 

To achieve 4 marks you will need to: 

- Ensure individual needs and interests are considered in planning and provision of resources.

- Celebrating diversity of culture and family backgrounds . 

- Modelling appropriate behaviour.

Examplar Task 

This morning you was emailed a grade exemplification document. 

This document has examples of assignments.

Page 110 - page 113. 

Take notes on how criteria is structured and then spend time amending your own work.