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UCAS CODE L521
If you currently work in an early years setting with children aged between 0 and 8 years old, the Early Childhood pathway of our Professional Studies Foundation Degree is for you. This could be in a private or maintained nursery, as a Child-minder or Nanny, in a Children’s Centre or a variety of other settings with young children.How will you Learn?This work-focussed Foundation Degree is a combination of practice-based learning and campus-based sessions, which run once a week so that you are
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If you currently work in an early years setting with children aged between 0 and 8 years old, the Early Childhood pathway of our Professional Studies Foundation Degree is for you. This could be in a private or maintained nursery, as a Child-minder or Nanny, in a Children’s Centre or a variety of other settings with young children.How will you Learn?This work-focussed Foundation Degree is a combination of practice-based learning and campus-based sessions, which run once a week so that you are still able to continue in employment throughout the duration of the course. It is designed to improve your personal and professional communication skills and will increase your knowledge and understanding of how children learn by developing new ways of working and challenging existing assumptions.You will learn though lectures, seminars and workshops, alongside visiting speakers from the sector which will provide opportunities for you to discuss, question and challenge.Methods of Assessment:A variety of assessment methods are used including presentations, written assignments such as essays and reports and portfolios of work-focussed learning. All assessments enable you to relate theory to practice.Progression Routes:Many of our Foundation Degree graduates take on higher level roles, specialising in areas such as family liaison, special educational needs, managing settings in early years, mentoring or roles in the wider community and with local authorities.Successful completion of this course will provide you with the qualifications required to ‘top-up’ to a full Bachelor’s Degree at university in just one year. Tailored progression routes, which allow you to continue to work and study, are available at Bishop Grosseteste University.Acceptance on to these courses is at the discretion of the institution offering the top-up.Work-based Learning and Employability Development:Our Professional Studies Foundation Degree courses are designed to be studied without you having to leave work – in fact, they work alongside your career.Facilities and Support:You will have access to various study facilities including a recently refurbished Library where you’ll have access to books, journals and computers.You will also have access to an Academic Support Tutor to assist you with your studies and careers advisors to help you with yourfuture employment.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Grades / Points required
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Details
We accept a wide range of qualifications such as A-levels (you must have grades for at least two A-levels), BTEC, Cambridge Technicals, International Baccalaureate (IB), NVQ Level 3, Access to Higher Education and Scottish Advanced Highers.
We accept a wide range of qualifications such as A-levels (you must have grades for at least two A-levels), BTEC, Cambridge Technicals, International Baccalaureate (IB), NVQ Level 3, Access to Higher Education and Scottish Advanced Highers.
Students need to have Access to Higher Education Programmes.
We accept a wide range of qualifications such as A-levels (you must have grades for at least two A-levels), BTEC, Cambridge Technicals, International Baccalaureate (IB), NVQ Level 3, Access to Higher Education and Scottish Advanced Highers.
We accept a wide range of qualifications such as A-levels (you must have grades for at least two A-levels), BTEC, Cambridge Technicals, International Baccalaureate (IB), NVQ Level 3, Access to Higher Education and Scottish Advanced Highers.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Other UK.
Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.
£6,500
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within England.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£6,500
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£6,500
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£6,500
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland.
Please note,this fee has been confirmed.
£6,500
per year
This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.
