If you are already working in an early years environment, whether employed or in a voluntary position, and are looking for a way to get even better at caring for young people, then the Foundation Degree Young Children’s Learning and Development is the course for you.
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The FD
programme is designed to support the integration of theory and practice and
develop skills and attributes needed to work with children, young people and
adults.
Consideration
has been given to the fact that Early Years students and practitioners work in a
variety of employment situations and an increasingly wide age range. It is
therefore essential that learning activities are responsive to the student
profile, key employment demands, current developments in the sector and needs of
the wider community through creating businesses and employment.
Therefore,
experiential learning is embedded throughout the programme and draws on
professional practice, access to an early years setting is therefore
essential.
Modules
Level
4
·
Professional Practice: Academic Skills
(20 credits)
·
Play based learning (20 credits)
·
Observation & Physical Wellbeing the
Early Years (20 credits)
·
Child Development (20 credits)
·
Supporting Children with Special
Educational Needs Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs (20
credits)
·
Collaborative Practice (20
credits)
Level
5
·
Leadership and Management (20 credits)
·
Professional Practice: Research (20
credits)
·
Implementing contemporary research (20
credits)
·
Enterprise and employability progress in
Early Years Practice (20 credits)
·
Early Years Practice (40
credits)
·
UCAS Code: X301
Fees: £7500
Progression
Upon
completion of this foundation degree students may wish to progress to the BA
(Hons) Young Children’s Learning and Development (Top-up) or pursue a career in
any of the following areas:
·
Children’s Centre
Manager
·
Early Years
Practitioner
·
Early years development
worker
·
Day Nursery
Manager
·
Out-of-School Manager
·
Pre-School Manager
·
Family support officer/
coordinator
Full Time Higher Education