Education: Early Years MA

For both part-time and full-time students

• Crafting Your Masters Study
• Evidence Based Practice‌
• Independent Study‌

There are two modules, each of which has a different focus. Each of them are rooted in practice, and draw extensively from recent academic literature. You will reflect critically on recent government policies and consider them in relation to their work environment, as well as local, national and international practice.

The two prescribed pathway modules are:

Children's Places

You will be given the opportunity to conduct a small project into real children’s places and examine current academic writing on how British society sees 'childhood'. You will consider:

• To what extent do we allow children the experience of childhood?
• What does research tell us about children’s experience of childhood and how it changes as they move from care into formal educational provision?

Children's Workforce Development

In this module, discussion will focus on the skills, knowledge and attitudes expected of those people who work with young children. You will consider:

• How has this changed in recent years, as the expectation of a highly qualified and professional workforce has emerged?
• How does the British early childhood workforce compare to that of other countries?