About the course

The Common Core Skills and Knowledge course is designed to provide a foundational set of skills and principles essential for professionals working with children, young people, and families. It covers the key competencies outlined by Ofsted, necessary for anyone wishing to register on the Voluntary Ofsted Childcare Register (vOCR). This course is built around a core set of values to ensure childcarers and other professionals meet recognised standards in childcare and are equipped with the knowledge to create a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.

This course is designed for a range of childcare and support roles, including:

  • Childcarers and Home-Based Providers: Such as nannies, childminders, and those responsible for school-aged children in home settings.
  • Out-of-School and Activity Club Leaders: Those leading after-school, holiday, or activity-based programmes.
  • Tutors and Private Educators: Professionals who interact with children in an educational capacity and want to enhance their qualifications.

This training is beneficial not only for those on the Voluntary Ofsted Register but also for childminders and other childcare professionals who want to maintain Ofsted-recognised standards of care and safety.

Course curriculum

    1. Understanding the Common Core Skills & Knowledge Course

    1. Common Core Skills and Knowledge

    2. Welcome

    3. Overview

    4. Contents

    1. Learning outcomes

    2. 1.1 Why is Communication Important

    3. 1.2 Forms of Communication

    4. Learning to negotiate in Play

    5. 1.3 Communication Barriers

    6. 1.4 EYFS Communication and Language

    7. EYFS Communication and language interactions

    8. 1.5 Effective Communication

    9. 1.6 Recording Information

    10. 1.7 Consulting and Negotiating

    11. Summary

    12. Module 1 quiz

    13. Where there any errors or problems in Module 1?

    1. 2.0 Learning Outcomes

    2. 2.1 Key Areas of Development

    3. 2.1.1 Social and Emotional development - Emotions

    4. 2.1.2 Social and Emotional development - Sense of self

    5. 2.2 Development Stages from Birth to 12

    6. 2.2.1 Developmental milestone grid

    7. 2.3.1 Factors that may effect Child Development

    8. 2.3.2 Factors that may effect Child Development

    9. 2.3.3 Interpersonal Relationships

    10. 2.3.4 Environmental Factors

    11. 2.4 Supporting Children's Learning and Development

    12. 2.5 Behaviour Management

    13. 2.6 Play

    14. Importance of Play Activity Video

    15. Module 2 Summary

    16. Module 2 quiz

    17. Where there any errors or problems in Module 2?

    1. Module 3 Learning Outcomes

    2. 3.1 What is Safeguarding and Welfare

    3. 3.2 The Importance of Safeguarding

    4. 3.3.1 Types of Abuse

    5. 3.3.2 Types of Abuse

    6. 3.4.1 How to Respond to Safeguarding Issues

    7. 3.4.2 How to Respond to Safeguarding Issues

    8. Module 3 quiz

    9. Where there any errors or problems in Module 3?

    1. Module 4 Learning Outcomes

    2. 4.1 Different Types of Transitions

    3. 4.2 How Transitions Affect Children, Young People and Families

    4. 4.3 The Pedagogy of Transition in Early Years

    5. 4.4 How to support children, young people and their families through transition

    6. Module 4 quiz

    7. Where there any errors or problems in Module 4?

About this course

  • £75.00
  • 77 lessons
  • 5.5 hours of video content

How it works

  • Complete the course at your own pace. 
  • The progress is automatically saved, allowing you to leave and return as needed. 
  • This is an assessment based course so you will need to complete your assessment tasks to complete the course.
  • Your certificate is accessible for download or retrieval through login details at any time. 
  • The certificate remains valid for 3 years.

Reviews

5 star rating

Brilliant course!

Bryony Rabson-Kelly

Really good course to ensure the basics are known. Being able to do it online in my own time was ideal too as it would have been so tricky trying to get a fr...

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Really good course to ensure the basics are known. Being able to do it online in my own time was ideal too as it would have been so tricky trying to get a free day in London to complete the course. Great price for helping to become ofsted registered as well. Thank you!

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5 star rating

Great start to change of career

salome rodrigues

such a a great way to be able to be an accredited nanny online and learn so much information. I printed all my tests out as the information is so good and my...

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such a a great way to be able to be an accredited nanny online and learn so much information. I printed all my tests out as the information is so good and my certificate and ready To start a new chapter .

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5 star rating

Excellent course

kathryn wilce

I completed this course to become a nanny and it was very helpful and informative. Really easy to complete and completed within a short space of time.

I completed this course to become a nanny and it was very helpful and informative. Really easy to complete and completed within a short space of time.

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5 star rating

EXTREMELY GOOD

Edinílvia Rodrigues

I'm very satisfied. Everything was very well done, very good information I've learned so much. Thank you.

I'm very satisfied. Everything was very well done, very good information I've learned so much. Thank you.

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5 star rating

Very informative, the educational information will play a...

Margo Chadderton

5 star rating

Amazing Course

Timea Bondor

I felt I learnt a lot through this course I am so glad I went for it. Now I am ready to get registered with Ofsted. Super happy!

I felt I learnt a lot through this course I am so glad I went for it. Now I am ready to get registered with Ofsted. Super happy!

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5 star rating

Fantastic course

Zara Muirhead

A great refresher. And easy to navigate.

A great refresher. And easy to navigate.

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5 star rating

Easy course to follow and complete

Jane Woods

Full of great information that’s all ready been done, but good to go over it all again and get another certificate into your file

Full of great information that’s all ready been done, but good to go over it all again and get another certificate into your file

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5 star rating

Great course

Cassie Wilson

Course was great, informative, easy to follow, could study in my own time and reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend.

Course was great, informative, easy to follow, could study in my own time and reasonably priced. Would definitely recommend.

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4 star rating

Good course

Debbie Whyte

This course gives a good base knowledge and is very informative

This course gives a good base knowledge and is very informative

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