Young Children’s Learning & Development BA (Hons) Top-up

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Call our clearing hotline 01756 693 381 or visit our clearing page for more information.

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Young Children’s Learning and Development BA (Hons) Top-up programme offers a progression route for graduates from the Foundation Degree in Young Children’s Learning & Development and a Foundation Degree in Early Years. The course builds on the knowledge gained from the Foundation Degree and your experiences in the workplace. It includes the study of modules worth a total of 120 credits at Level 6.

The course aims to deepen your critical understanding and reflective skills in relation to children’s development and learning. It encourages reflection on personal skills and their development in order to enhance your ability to lead, practice and promote children’s learning and development.

Students are welcome to join the Early Years Forum which tutors and students have developed to provide a regional focus for sharing good practice and interpretation of policy changes in a sector that is subject to continual government initiatives. Through the Forum and studying in college students gain a valuable network of contacts and exchange ideas to spread good practice.

Currently there are two possible progression routes after the course. The first option is to apply for an Early Years Teacher qualification or a Primary School Teaching qualification for example, PGCE or QTS (primary). Students wishing to progress to teaching should check the entry requirements including GCSE English, Maths & Science.

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• The Reflective Practitioner
• Leading and Managing
• Children’s Learning and Development: Theory and Practice
• Working with Children and Families in Twenty-First Century Britain
• Dissertation (double module)

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• Early Years Teacher
• Primary School Teacher
• Enhanced employment opportunities at middle and senior management levels
• Careers in child care or related disciplines
• Postgraduate study

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