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Child development
This Open Badge is available to anybody working in social services who has used our Child Development app.
This Open Badge is available to anybody working in social services who has used our Child Development app. To obtain the badge, you need to provide some evidence of what you have learned and how you used the app.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- work through the Child Development app
- download and attach your responses to the activities within the app
- tell us about how using the app helped develop your knowledge and understanding of the topic (100 words minimum)
- tell us how you have or intend to apply this knowledge in your day to day practice (100 words minimum).
We will decline applications that do not provide enough evidence showing how you have met these criteria.
You must achieve the Writing evidence for Open Badge applications badge before you apply for this one.
You will need to provide two written statements, of about 100 words, on how using the app helped develop your learning and how you have or intend to put your learning into practice. You can provide your statements on the badge application form below or provide a link to your own blog/portfolio.
You will also need to download your responses to the activities and attach this document as part of your evidence. You must complete all of the activities within the app before you do this.
If you want to use a blog or ePortfolio entry as evidence, you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful. We will also accept short audio or video statements if you prefer these formats.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statements.
Badge issuer
Scottish Social Services Council
Our work means the people of Scotland can count on social work, social care and children and young people services being provided by a trusted, skilled, confident and valued workforce.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria and that each question from the criteria is answered in the evidence I have provided. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback cannot be provided if my application is unsuccessful.