COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you currently working with, supporting learning or looking to work with children, and looking to develop your skills and knowledge? Could a degree in Childhood Studies help you to advance your career?
This Foundation Degree is suitable for those who work or want to work with children in a wide range of roles. The programme is particularly suitable for those adults who are currently working or looking to work in an early years setting or at Key Stages 1, 2 or 3 in local schools.
The degree builds on personal and professional experience and allows you to gain new and advanced skills. It also helps you to reflect and recognise more clearly the skills you currently have.
The FdA Childhood Studies follows an academic and vocational assessment route with work-based learning tasks. There is a requirement for all learners to either work in a relevant role or complete 360 hours or work placement in a relevant role during the programme and by the end of level five.
ASSESSMENT
The course is assessed through a blend of the following:
- Essays
- Activity plans
- Observations
- Skills portfolio
- Research proposal
- Poster presentations
- Individual and group oral presentations
- Reflections
- Case study analysis
PROGRESSION
Completion of this course provides opportunities for career enhancement in a variety of childhood and learning support areas. You will be prepared for promotion, more responsibility in your current job or a change in career.
You may also choose to progress onto Level 6 and complete the BA (Hons) degree in Childhood Studies.
