Work experience: ESOL for early education and childcare part 2 (ESOL level 1)

About this course

This course places learners in a real early education or childcare setting, where they use English with children, staff and parents. They support planned activities and everyday routines while following guidance from senior staff and adapting how they communicate to different situations. Learners also review their placement experience through spoken and written English. The course covers how to identify what went well, consider alternative approaches and describe experience and skills in a way that can be used in job applications or interviews.

What you'll learn

• Communicate appropriately with children, colleagues and parents in an early years setting
• Support activities and routines while following instructions from senior staff
• Adapt communication to different situations in a childcare environment
• Reflect on placement experiences in spoken and written English
• Describe relevant experience and skills for a job application or interview

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for learners continuing from the language and childcare focus of Part 1 at ESOL Level 1 (A1). Participation involves working in a real early education or childcare setting and communicating with children, staff and parents.

• Builds on the language and knowledge covered in Part 1
• Includes a voluntary placement in an early education or childcare setting