Early Years Education and Care (with Graduate Practitioner Competencies) BA (Hons)

Course overview

Overview

• We have designed this course to equip you with the Graduate Practitioner Competencies you need for employment within the early years sector.
•  The theoretical and practical modules you study will provide you with the knowledge, skills and experience required to meet these competencies.
• You will benefit from studying alongside students on related courses. Together you will learn about:
• How children and young people develop
• Child protection and safeguarding requirements
• How specific groups of learners may be labelled and stereotyped, leading to marginalisation and exclusion
• Mental health in children and young people
• The impact of issues such as disability, socio-economic status, trauma and abuse on development and education
• The specialist knowledge you will gain by choosing this course includes:
• Identifying and reflecting on the knowledge, skills and values needed to work in the early years sector
• Historical and global approaches to early years education and care, evaluating their influence on today’s professional practices
• Challenges in leadership and management in the early years sector, considering different styles and approaches to leading and managing
• Professional practice is central to this course. Your placements could be with schools, nurseries or childminders, community groups, refuges, early help teams, or children excluded from school. You will carry out at least 25 days of assessed placement work in every year of study. This qualifies you as having received the 'full and relevant' training that meets the UK Department for Education standards.
• Our modules draw on the team's research and our professional experience. The team have experience of a wide range of senior roles in education and social care. We bring our professional values and philosophical approach to our teaching, as well as our academic expertise.
• As well as your placements, this course includes plenty of opportunities to go beyond the classroom, with extra learning opportunities including:
• Emergency simulation days with students from paramedic science, policing and more
• Gaining a level 3 paediatric first aid certificate
• Hearing from industry specialists
• Visiting forest schools and Montessori schools
• Working with the armed forces on team building and communication
• Not sure which course to choose? We offer 2 other courses relating to children and young people in education or social care settings.