Year 1 Modules

• Learning & Skills Development in HE and Work

  Foundation Degree Students entering Higher Education will need specific study skills to enable them to maximise their learning potential and take advantage of opportunities available both in the academic setting and the workplace. The module is intended to be both preparatory and supportive - building a strong foundation for learning and later development.

• Development of the Individual

  This module will explore the growth and development of the whole child in interaction with his / her environment. Students will consider features of different aspects of child development, from birth to early adolescence, using a range of theories and perspectives and consider this as a foundation for lifelong learning.

• Work Based Learning 1 - Professional Practice

  In this module, students are expected to demonstrate a degree of autonomy in the management of their learning. They will analyse and evaluate relevant theoretical underpinning and interpret information and evaluate argument.

• Understanding the Work Sector

  This module is intended to allow students to explore the impact of social and economic factors on the work sector and consider the legal and ethical frameworks informing their practice.

• Introduction to Research

  This introductory module aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the research process. The qualitative and quantitative research paradigms will be discussed as well as a variety of methods used by researchers.

• Difference and Diversity

  This module introduces a key ethical approach to the children's workforce which learners need to incorporate into their thinking if they are to be successful contributors to any setting offering services to children and young people. Disability, differences and special educational needs will be explored in relation to the debates on inclusion and exclusion, needs and rights, and the importance of seeing every child as an individual.

• Holistic Approaches to Child Development

  This module focuses on the holistic approach to development and learning opportunities for children 0-8, with particular attention to age-related issues and curricula such as the promotion of cognitive, social and emotional development through play and learning in the early years environment.

Year 2 Modules

• Safeguarding Children and Young People

  This module will enable students to develop an informed understanding of the complexities inherent both past and present, in the notions of abuse, protection and prevention. Through engagement with a relevant and diverse literature, students will develop their awareness of their challenges presented by incidences of actual or suspected abuse, as expressed in existing legislation and policy frameworks.

• Areas of Learning: Language, Literacy and Mathematics

  This module will enable students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of development as children acquire concepts, skills and attitudes in language, literacy and mathematics and to know how to plan for an appropriate and effective learning environment.

• Work Based Learning 2 - Professional Practice

  Students will be encouraged to continue their exploration of their professional/ occupational practice, along the strands developed previously, as a source of learning. Students will be expected to demonstrate a greater degree of autonomy in management of their learning and demonstrate a more detailed knowledge of relevant theoretical underpinning and be able to analyse and evaluate both information and argument.

• Working with Families and Young Children

  This module will enable students to develop knowledge and understanding of working in a professional capacity with children and their parents/carers. Central to this module is the development of students' ability to apply relevant theory / models to the complexities of real situations.

• Extending Outdoor Play

  This module explores the nature of different outdoor play experiences, and engages with a sensory experience of the natural environment. Development of skills and knowledge of the world will be through practical opportunities and through observation of others. Theories of how and why we should provide outdoor play-based activities for children and young people will be discussed and analysed.