Early Years Foundation Degree FdA
Kingston University London
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Morley College - North Kensington Campus (formerly known as Kensington and Chelsea College)

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Kingston College

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Richmond Upon Thames College

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Morley College - Chelsea Campus (formerly known as Kensington and Chelsea College)

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**Reasons to choose Kingston**- This course is recognised as a full and relevant qualification by the Department for Education, valued by employers.- You can earn while you learn. This course combines workplace learning (a minimum of 16 hours per week) with part-time study at a local partner (1 day a week). Once you complete the course, you’ll have 240 academic credits.- You’ll be assessed through a variety of assignments. There are no written exams. - Our commitment to high quality teaching ...Read more


Reasons to choose Kingston

- This course is recognised as a "full and relevant" qualification by the Department for Education, valued by employers.- You can earn while you learn. This course combines workplace learning (a minimum of 16 hours per week) with part-time study at a local partner (1 day a week). Once you complete the course, you’ll have 240 academic credits.- You’ll be assessed through a variety of assignments. There are no written exams. - Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.


About this course

This approved, Sector-Endorsed Foundation Degree in Early Years (SEFDEY) covers a wide range of critical and contemporary issues in the field of Early Years education. It explores the voice of the child, international perspectives, child protection, pedagogical approaches, communication theories and multi-professional practice.You’ll reflect on theoretical and practice-based knowledge to support approaches to working with children from birth to five years old, with an appreciation for working with children up to the age of eight.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

Once you complete this course, you can top-up your qualification to a full BA (Hons) degree, through one year’s study at Kingston. There are then various postgraduate and continuing professional development opportunities to further enhance your career.

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95/101
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17th
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88th
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90%
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£27,000
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01 Feb 24

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• Level 3 early years qualification (or equivalent).• Employment in an appropriate setting (either paid or voluntary) for at least 16 hours per week for the duration of the course.• Normally two years' experience in an appropriate setting.The selection process involves interview at your chosen college, selection exercises and a current DBS check

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Kingston University London
Kingston University London , Kingston upon Thames

Kingston University is an internationally renowned university and just one of 26 institutions nationally to hold Gold ratings in all...

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Kingston University London
Kingston Hall Road Kingston upon Thames KT1 2AQ United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: Richmond  2.4 miles away Nearest train station: Kingston  0.2 miles away
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