Education (Top Up) BA (Hons)
University of Staffordshire
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)

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Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)

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This BA (Hons) Education course (with optional Early Years specialism) has been designed and developed as a final ‘top-up year progression route for work-based students who have completed a foundation degree in Education or Early Childhood Studies. If you are working or volunteering in an educational setting and are engaged in work with children, young people or adults, then this course could be for you.The course focuses on you as a learning practitioner, providing an opportunity to build on ...Read more

This BA (Hons) Education course (with optional Early Years specialism) has been designed and developed as a final ‘top-up year progression route for work-based students who have completed a foundation degree in Education or Early Childhood Studies. If you are working or volunteering in an educational setting and are engaged in work with children, young people or adults, then this course could be for you.The course focuses on you as a learning practitioner, providing an opportunity to build on knowledge and experience of working in education through study at higher education level. Youll develop your skills as a reflective practitioner, making connections between your professional practice and academic study. Its designed to be flexible to your personalised needs, interests and experience and builds on current and previous practice within your workplace setting. It will deepen your professional understanding and subject knowledge and build your self-confidence and belief in yourself as a professional learning practitioner. The course requires online attendance for teaching sessions, seminars and tutorials and is designed to fit around your work (paid or voluntary) within an educational setting.Key features of the course:Choose to study modules with a specific focus on Early Years provision and practice or modules with a more general focus on Education. There are separate pathways to the same degree.A focus on you as a learning practitioner, helping you to build self-confidence, self-knowledge and self-belief, and an understanding of your own skills, attributes and abilities.A flexible approach to learning using online teaching sessions for convenience.Opportunities to choose the context for your module assessments which are linked to your own practice within your own setting.CareersYou will be provided with opportunities to prepare you for employment.Our graduates work in a range of careers in educational settings, childrens centres, care and family support, educational administration and management, play work and learning support. Many enter teaching through PGCE, Schools Direct, Schools Direct salaried and School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) routes.Others have progressed to postgraduate study, such as Early Years Teacher, and Masters programmes.

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Paige
22 Feb 24

I can't really comment on student life and student union as i'm just there to get a degree. However, the people i've met and the academic mentors and lecturers have been good. The..Read more

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Josep
11 Jan 24

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£9,250 per year

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£16,750 per year

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£16,750 per year

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£16750 Per year

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Paige
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University of Staffordshire
College Road Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2DE United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Stoke-on-Trent  0.1 miles away

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