Child Development

  • Course title: GCSE Cambridge Nationals Child Development
  • Course leader JE Williams  jewilliams@waseleyhills.worcs.sch.uk
  • Examination board  -  OCR

Students will need access to a child aged between 0-5 for part of their assessment.

Links to online exam papers and mark schemes:

Specimen examination papers

http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/vocational-education-and-skills/cambridge-nationals-child-development-level-1-2-j818/

Revision guides:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cambridge-National-Level-Child-Development/dp/1471899756

Students will work on 3 aspects:

Code

% of final grade

When studied

Notes

RO18

Conception, pregnancy, labour, birth, safety, childhood illnesses.

50

Year 10

Exam taken in June Year 10. 

1 hour 15 minutes.

Paid retake available in Year 11

RO19

25

Year 10 & Year 11

Coursework element about equipment produced in Year 10 .

Coursework element about feeding produced in Year 11.

RO20

25

Year 10 & Year 11

Coursework element about development and play produced in Year 10.

Child observation and analysis started in Year 10 and completed over summer and into Year 11.