I've just completed e123 and e124 (don't get the result until December) and I really enjoyed it. I found the assignments difficult because I was having reflect on my work in a way I've not really done before, however I put the effort in and got very good marks for my TMA's (tutor marked assignments).
You need to be able to manage your time very well. As you progress through the activities you will find a few that are don't apply to you/your setting so you can skip them. But don't try skipping too many as they all help focus your mind onto what the assignments ask. If you have any problem your tutor should be the first point of contact. The online forum can help but can sometimes give confusing answers. Tutorials are very helpful, so get there if you can. Even if you don't get there your tutor should give you the tutorial notes via the tutor group forum.
When you do your assignments make sure you make references to the course material. For example the first assignment comes at the end of study topic 4 (if I remember correctly). I included references to all 4 study topics covered and to a couple of the chapters in the reader. If you need to save on word count a good way is to compare your setting to a case study. Try not to use direct quotes as they can often eat up your wordcount.
Final words of wisdom...if you haven't got it ask your tutor for the combined calendar for those studying both E123 and E124. It advises you to do all the study topics up to a TMA for one course, do the TMA then do the study topics and TMA for the other course. This works really well, however if you find you get stuck doing the TMA, make a start on the work for the next part of the calendar. It stops you from going round and round in circles, and if you are lucky you can get a bit ahead of schedule so if you've got a holiday booked it's not such a big deal.
Above all good luck
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