Early Years with Preparatory Year

If you do not meet the requirements for the three year honours degrees, you should consider this option. The Preparatory year is designed for students who may not have all the required grades/entry requirements for the traditional degree course. The Preparatory year is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and grounding to get the most from higher education. Through the mix of modules taken in this year you will gain confidence, develop new skills, and gain knowledge which will give you the essential preparation for success in your chosen degree.

Year 1:
Academic Writing and Reflective Practice
Introduction to Safeguarding
Introduction to Child Development
Contemporary Issues (optional)
Play (optional)
Project Study

Year 2:
Professional Practice with Placement
Academic and Professional Development
Learning and Development
Working with People in Teams
Society, Families and Children

Year 3:
Professional Practice 2 with Placement
Safeguarding
Research Methods
The Developing Child
Early Literacy and Mathematics

Year 4:
Major Study
Health and Wellbeing
Supporting children’s Learning
Global Perspectives and Ideologies
EAL and Effective Practice

The acquisition of knowledge is achieved through tutor led input such as interactive lectures, seminars and groups work.

The design of the Teaching and Learning approaches used across this programme incrementally builds from basic skills and knowledge acquisition to developing deeper understanding and application of the key topics, themes and content.

Applying the theory and knowledge learnt to practical situations and developing academic research skills and methods.

Students’ achievement and progress is supported by the teaching team through interventions at key transition points within each level, e.g. through tutorials, workshops and also by input from Academic Skills Lecturers. By employing a variety of teaching delivery methods the needs and learning styles of each student are addressed.