Home Economics: AQA Child Development for GCSE, 3rd Edition

Summary:
Home Economics: AQA Child Development for GCSE, 3rd Edition is a clear and informative introduction to all aspects of child development. With its full-colour, reader-friendly format, it provides comprehensive coverage of all topics of the AQA Home Economics for GCSE specification: Written by a leading examiner and expert in this field.
Teachers and students can be confident that the book provides the correct level of information
Breaks topics down into easily digested units
Many full colour diagrams, illustrations and photos to help bring the subject to life
Complete and comprehensive coverage ensuring teachers/students don't have to spend time supplementing reading.

Home Economics: AQA Child Development for GCSE, 3rd Edition has been fully revised and updated in line with current practice and terminology, and is the indispensable introductory text for a wide range of GCSE and Level 2 Child Care courses, supporting Key Skills up to Level 2.

Contents include:
1. Parenthood
2. Pregnancy
3. Diet, health and care of the child
4. Development of the Child
5. Support for the Parent and Child.

This new edition is supported by a separately available AQA Child Development for GCSE Online Teacher's Resource.

• Written by a very senior examiner so teachers and students can be confident that the book provides the correct level of information
• Retains the structure and style that makes this student book so popular with teachers and students of AQA Child Development
• Separately available Online Teacher's Resource will ensure that AQA centres are thoroughly supported in their teaching and learning.
• Includes plenty of colourful pictures to help bring the subject to life for students
• Complete and comprehensive coverage ensuring teachers/students don't have to spend time supplementing reading

Table of Contents:
Part One The Family
Part Two Pregnancy
Part Three Diet, Health and Care of the Baby
Part Four Development of the Child
Part Five Support for the Parent and Child
Glossary/Exam Preparation

About the Author(s):
Valerie Hall and Heather Brennand are the Chief Examiner and Principal Moderator for a leading exam board, and are also highly experienced teachers in the field.

Contributors:
Heather Brennand is Principal Moderator for Child Development and a teacher

Readership:
AQA Child Development for GCSE