Acting Curriculum Leader: Mrs Girvan
Child Development
The CCEA GCSE Home Economics: Child Development specification is a broad, coherent course on the development of babies and small children (0–5 years).
It encourages students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills, including practical skills, by focusing on these key areas:
- pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn baby;
- the responsibilities involved in parenting and other family roles; and
- the social, physical, intellectual, communication and emotional development of small children, including their dietary, health and educational needs.
The specification has three units:
- Unit 1: Parenthood, Pregnancy and the Newborn Baby:Exam 30%
- Unit 2: The Development of the Child (0-5 Years): Exam 30%
- Unit 3: Investigation Task: Controlled Assessment 40%
