Early Years

Description

This programme is for people who have an interest in developing their knowledge and understanding of the care and education of young children. It incorporates and reflects on the common core values of the early years workforce, and reviews practice and policies. It is expected that candidates will undertake work based placement while on the programme.

The aims of the programme are:

• To prepare students to model the skills and behaviours required to safeguard and promote high-quality outcomes for young children
• To develop students understanding of the need to encourage children's physical, intellectual, social and emotional development in partnership with families in a context that values children's rights and encourages practices of equality and inclusion
• To prepare students for the changing context of early years and to be effective leaders who are visionary and capable of being "agents for change" in the workplace.

Detailed Course Facts

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 10350 Year (International)

• English

Course Content

Year 1

• Understanding and Managing Children's Behaviour (15 credits)
• Children as Confident Learners (15 credits)
• The world from a child's perspective (15 credits)
• Engaging play (15 credits)
• Introduction to Health and Wellbeing from Conception to Young Adults (30 credits)
• Introduction to the Children's Workforce: Workplace Experience 1 (30 credits)

Year 2

• The Young Mathematician (15 credits)
• Language and Digital Literacies (15 credits)
• Young Explorers: Knowledge and Understanding of the World (15 credits)
• Social Policy and Social Pedagogies (15 credits)
• Enabling Environments for Young Children: Supporting Outdoor Play (15 credits)
• Understanding Creativity in Early Years contexts (15 credits)
• Supporting the Social Wellbeing of Children and their Families: Workplace Experience 2 (30 credits)

Year 3

• Leading and Managing in Early Years (30 credits)
• Child Development and Learning: Birth to Five Years (30 credits)
• Keeping Children Safe from Harm (15 credits)
• Curriculum and Assessment in Early Years: Workplace Project (30 credits)
• One option from: Mentor Preparation for the Children's Workforce;Comparative Social Policy (15 credits)

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

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Requirements

Applicants should have:

260 UCAS points

PLUS a minimum of 3 GCSEs including English and mathematics or equivalent

• Direct entry into Year 3 is available to applicants with a first degree from a UK university or equivalent institution or a foundation degree.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Greenwich.