Key Stage 4 Child Development
The OCR specification focuses on child development from conception to the age of five. Pupils will develop knowledge, understanding and skills in relation to the roles and responsibilities of the family, pre-conception, conception, pregnancy, foetus, birth and post-natal diet and health in relation to young babies and children, stages and conditions of development and support available to the child and family.
The GCSE is made up of three mandatory units:
Unit B011: Child Development Short Tasks are internally assessed and externally moderated. Pupils must submit three tasks for assessment from a number of tasks offered by OCR. One must be selected from the list of investigative task and two from the list of practical tasks. These three short tasks form 30% of the total GCSE marks.
Unit B012: The Child Study Task is internally assessed and externally moderated. For this unit pupils choose a set OCR theme to complete a structured task based on a child between 0 and 5 years and this forms 30% of the total GCSE marks.
Unit B013: The Principles of Child Development is externally assessed. This forms 40% of the total of GCSE marks. Questions in the exam will cover all aspects of the specification.