This vocational course, equivalent to three A Levels, is designed for students who know that they want to work with children in some capacity, including primary teaching.
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Henley-On-Thames, Oxon
(Oxfordshire)
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Deanfield Avenue, RG9 1UH
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Course programme
Course content Throughout your studies you will spend three days at College and two days a week on a work placement. Our students really enjoy and benefit from the combination of practical and classroom‑based learning. Recent placements have included nurseries, pre-schools, schools, special needs and hospitals. The skills and values needed in the sector are embedded throughout this course. you will focus on areas of study including child development in the 0–16 age range, how to support children as they learn literacy and numeracy skills, how to offer a stimulating and safe environment, how to run a range of practical activities, how to care for babies, how to develop your own research skills, nursery management and complementary therapies. Successful completion of this course also confers Early Years Educator status, meaning that you will be qualified to care for children without supervision. This practical, work-related course is demanding in terms of the coursework required from you. Good organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines are vitally important to be successful. You will be assessed continuously through case studies, work placement activities and competencies, projects and assignments. Life after Henley Last year students went on to various destinations including university places at Oxford Brookes, Brighton and Brunel.
