Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Bibliographic exercise (900 words) | 30% |
| Semester Assessment | Portfolio (2,100 words) | 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Bibliographic exercise (900 words) | 30% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Portfolio (2,100 words) | 70% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Critically understand the different facets of health and well-being
2. Understand and evaluate the main factors that impact upon the health and wellbeing of children
3. Understand and evaluate the role of multiagency working in ensuring the positive health and wellbeing of children
Brief description
This module will consider the factors that influence the health and wellbeing of young children. Key issues relating to healthy diet, physical activity, poverty and healthy relationships will be explored. An emphasis on multi agency working will be made by looking at the importance of working in partnerships with parents, children and agencies.
Content
Health
Wellbeing
Relationships
Inclusion
Rights of children
Positive behaviour
Policies and procedures to ensure positive health and wellbeing
Practices to promote health and wellbeing (including own health and wellbeing)
Weeks 9 and 10 – students will be undertaking placements for a different module. Where students are not on placement, they will be involved in employability workshops and events.
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Occasional descriptive statistics in lectures and sources. |
| Communication | Communication techniques are a vital element throughout lectures and seminars. Spoken communication throughout seminar activities. Written communication throughout written assessments. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Feedback from the written assignment and personal reflection during seminar tasks |
| Information Technology | Written assignments will be word-processed and students will be using ICT to research |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will be encouraged to reflect upon and evaluate their skills |
| Problem solving | An essential element in the process of critical assessment |
| Research skills | Research is required for the main assessments and will be for the seminar tasks. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Students will be challenged and encouraged to develop a range of professional skills |
| Team work | Team work, in form of key professional behaviors and interdisciplinary working procedures, will be an important skill that will be developed throughout |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4