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💙 1-2-1 Tutorials - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Interactive online learning - INCLUDED ✅
💙 All taught sessions - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Additional CPD Webinars - INCLUDED ✅
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💙 Student Community Group - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Extension Fees - ABSOLUTELY NOT! ❎
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💙 1-2-1 Tutorials - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Interactive online learning - INCLUDED ✅
💙 All taught sessions - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Additional CPD Webinars - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Awarding Body Fees - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Student Community Group - INCLUDED ✅
💙 Extension Fees - ABSOLUTELY NOT! ❎
Check out our terms and conditions right here.
Qualification Level: 3
Awarding Body: CACHE
Regulated Qualification (QRN) Number: 610/0645/2
Placement Required: Yes
Recognised Qualification: Yes. RQF
Entry Requirements: L2 Literacy and Numeracy preferred
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Pre-requisites: A suitable placement is required.
Duration: The usual study period is 12-15 months.
Payment types: Instalments available Payment types: Instalments available.
Resources included: Full tutor support includng 121s, on-site observations, webinars, online learning materials, and student support forum
Awarding Body: CACHE
Regulated Qualification (QRN) Number: 610/0645/2
Placement Required: Yes
Recognised Qualification: Yes. RQF
Entry Requirements: L2 Literacy and Numeracy preferred
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Pre-requisites: A suitable placement is required.
Duration: The usual study period is 12-15 months.
Payment types: Instalments available Payment types: Instalments available.
Resources included: Full tutor support includng 121s, on-site observations, webinars, online learning materials, and student support forum
This qualification provides in-depth information about the role of the level 3 playworker.
The diploma covers the knowledge and skills needed when working unsupervised and requires the learner to demonstrate these in the workplace. It is aimed at experienced playworkers who have an appreciation of the playwork principles and practice.
This qualification reflects the national occupational standards (NOS) 2016 and confers competence to lead practice in a playwork setting at level 3.
During your studies, as well as self-paced interactive learning that you can fit around your lifestyle, you can join webinars, book as many 121s with your tutor as you need, and set your target dates to create your Personal Learning Plan.
As a practical qualification, you will also engage in practical assessments in your own setting. This will include observations from your NCCE Assessor.
The diploma covers the knowledge and skills needed when working unsupervised and requires the learner to demonstrate these in the workplace. It is aimed at experienced playworkers who have an appreciation of the playwork principles and practice.
This qualification reflects the national occupational standards (NOS) 2016 and confers competence to lead practice in a playwork setting at level 3.
During your studies, as well as self-paced interactive learning that you can fit around your lifestyle, you can join webinars, book as many 121s with your tutor as you need, and set your target dates to create your Personal Learning Plan.
As a practical qualification, you will also engage in practical assessments in your own setting. This will include observations from your NCCE Assessor.
You will need to be working, volunteering or on practical placement, as you need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.
You will need to record 350 hours of placement activity within your placement log. You may complete the work with any age group including early years, children or youths, up to the age of 16 years old.
Settings may include:
• before and after school clubs
• holiday playschemes
• adventure playgrounds
• open access play settings
• play rangers
You will need to record 350 hours of placement activity within your placement log. You may complete the work with any age group including early years, children or youths, up to the age of 16 years old.
Settings may include:
• before and after school clubs
• holiday playschemes
• adventure playgrounds
• open access play settings
• play rangers
Understand Play and the Playwork Principles
This unit covers knowledge of the playwork principles, and an understanding of what play is. You will gain an understanding of why children play and the different types of play that children and young people can engage in. You will start to think about how the playwork principles are essential to playwork practice
Creating Supporting Environments for Children's Play
This unit covers the knowledge, understanding and some elements of practice that a playworker requires to understand playwork in practice. It provides playworkers with an understanding of the play setting and how to support play that is freely chosen and self-directed, play theories, interventions and the importance of risk and challenge in play.
Understand How to Support the Safeguarding of Children in the Playwork Setting
This unit provides the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children in the playwork setting. It includes supporting children’s wellbeing and safety online.
Understand Organisational Frameworks to Protect the Rights of Children
This unit covers the knowledge that a playworker needs to understand children’s rights and how these rights are upheld in the playwork setting. You wull understand how to contribute to policies and procedures that reflect children’s rights
Understand Play and Wellbeing
This unit provides knowledge required for the playworker’s understanding of children’s mental health and wellbeing. This includes looking at your own role as a playworker in supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Understand Relationships in the Playwork Setting
This unit covers the knowledge and understanding that a playworker needs to build relationships with children, between children and with other adults, including parents, and those involved in the care of children. The playworker will also learn how to support children to establish and maintain relationships with other children and adults.
Understand Health, Safety and Security in the Playwork Setting
This unit covers the knowledge and understanding required to maintain health and safety in the playwork setting, including how to deal with accidents, illnesses and emergencies.
Engage in Professional Development and Reflective Practice
This unit considers professional development and reflective practice which are both fundamental to the role of the playworker and organisational practice.
Contribute to organisational frameworks to respond to all children’s needs and preferences
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to ensure the organisational framework of the playwork setting meets the needs and preferences of all children. It also requires a demonstration of promoting the value of play.
Maintain healthy, safe and secure environments in playwork
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to develop and maintain a healthy, safe and secure playwork setting for children.
Develop and promote relationships in the playwork setting
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to develop and promote working relationships with children and adults in a playwork setting.
Prepare for and support children’s play
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to prepare for and support children’s play, including risk taking in their play.
Supporting inclusion in a playwork setting
The aim of this unit is to consider the importance of inclusion for a child’s self-esteem and sense of belonging. It considers barriers to inclusion and the role of the playworker in relation to inclusion in the playwork setting.
Explore different perspectives and influences on playwork
This unit provides the learner with underpinning knowledge of philosophical approaches to how children play. It encourages learners to explore different perspectives to play and consider own playwork practice.
Promote own playwork organisation
This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to promote own organisation, play and playwork in the wider community.
Working with parents, carers and families
This unit covers the knowledge, understanding and skills required to establish and maintain working relationships with parents, carers and families in the playwork setting.
This unit covers knowledge of the playwork principles, and an understanding of what play is. You will gain an understanding of why children play and the different types of play that children and young people can engage in. You will start to think about how the playwork principles are essential to playwork practice
Creating Supporting Environments for Children's Play
This unit covers the knowledge, understanding and some elements of practice that a playworker requires to understand playwork in practice. It provides playworkers with an understanding of the play setting and how to support play that is freely chosen and self-directed, play theories, interventions and the importance of risk and challenge in play.
Understand How to Support the Safeguarding of Children in the Playwork Setting
This unit provides the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children in the playwork setting. It includes supporting children’s wellbeing and safety online.
Understand Organisational Frameworks to Protect the Rights of Children
This unit covers the knowledge that a playworker needs to understand children’s rights and how these rights are upheld in the playwork setting. You wull understand how to contribute to policies and procedures that reflect children’s rights
Understand Play and Wellbeing
This unit provides knowledge required for the playworker’s understanding of children’s mental health and wellbeing. This includes looking at your own role as a playworker in supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.
Understand Relationships in the Playwork Setting
This unit covers the knowledge and understanding that a playworker needs to build relationships with children, between children and with other adults, including parents, and those involved in the care of children. The playworker will also learn how to support children to establish and maintain relationships with other children and adults.
Understand Health, Safety and Security in the Playwork Setting
This unit covers the knowledge and understanding required to maintain health and safety in the playwork setting, including how to deal with accidents, illnesses and emergencies.
Engage in Professional Development and Reflective Practice
This unit considers professional development and reflective practice which are both fundamental to the role of the playworker and organisational practice.
Contribute to organisational frameworks to respond to all children’s needs and preferences
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to ensure the organisational framework of the playwork setting meets the needs and preferences of all children. It also requires a demonstration of promoting the value of play.
Maintain healthy, safe and secure environments in playwork
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to develop and maintain a healthy, safe and secure playwork setting for children.
Develop and promote relationships in the playwork setting
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to develop and promote working relationships with children and adults in a playwork setting.
Prepare for and support children’s play
This unit assesses the competence a playworker needs to prepare for and support children’s play, including risk taking in their play.
Supporting inclusion in a playwork setting
The aim of this unit is to consider the importance of inclusion for a child’s self-esteem and sense of belonging. It considers barriers to inclusion and the role of the playworker in relation to inclusion in the playwork setting.
Explore different perspectives and influences on playwork
This unit provides the learner with underpinning knowledge of philosophical approaches to how children play. It encourages learners to explore different perspectives to play and consider own playwork practice.
Promote own playwork organisation
This unit provides the knowledge and skills required to promote own organisation, play and playwork in the wider community.
Working with parents, carers and families
This unit covers the knowledge, understanding and skills required to establish and maintain working relationships with parents, carers and families in the playwork setting.
What related qualifications can you progress to?
• NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Playwork (Wales) (Practitioner) (601/5370/2/PRAC)
• NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Playwork (Wales) (Manager) (601/5370/2/MAN)
• qualifications in other sectors such as youth work
Which type of job roles can you apply for on completion?
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress as a level 3 playworker working with responsibility for other staff, to the following:
• before and after school clubs
• holiday playschemes
• adventure playgrounds
• open access play settings
• play rangers
• NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Playwork (Wales) (Practitioner) (601/5370/2/PRAC)
• NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Advanced Playwork (Wales) (Manager) (601/5370/2/MAN)
• qualifications in other sectors such as youth work
Which type of job roles can you apply for on completion?
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress as a level 3 playworker working with responsibility for other staff, to the following:
• before and after school clubs
• holiday playschemes
• adventure playgrounds
• open access play settings
• play rangers
