Study location	United Kingdom, London (Avery Hill Campus)
Type	Final year and top-up, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Study language	English
Awards	BA Hons
Course code	X312

Tuition fee	£10,350 per year

Entry qualification	Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in any language

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ Least a minimum of 5.5 in each skill) or equivalent in a secure English language test

Other requirements	An undergraduate degree (level 6) from a UK university or equivalent institution or an Early Years foundation degree (level 5).

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. www2.gre.ac.uk/study/courses/ug/edu/x312

Overview

This programme is a one-year ‘top-up’ qualification for foundation degree graduates and honours graduates of other disciplines who wish to retrain in the early years sector.

The programme will develop your ability to successfully lead practice across the Early Years Foundation Stage, to support and mentor colleagues and to raise standards in multi-agency settings.

This programme will also develop your understanding of the need to encourage children’s physical, intellectual, social and emotional development in partnership with families in a context that values children’s rights and encourages practices of equality and inclusion.

The aims of the programme are:

To prepare you to model the skills and behaviours required to safeguard and promote high-quality outcomes for young children
To develop your understanding of the need to encourage children’s physical, intellectual, social and emotional development in partnership with families in a context that values children’s rights and encourages practices of equality and inclusion
To prepare you for the changing context of early years and to be effective leaders who are visionary and capable of being “agents for change” in the workplace.

Programme structure

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory courses.

Child Development and Learning: Birth to Five Years (30 credits)
Leading and Managing in Early Years (30 credits)
Curriculum and Assessment in Early Years: Workplace Project (30 credits)
Keeping Children Safe from Harm (15 credits)
Students are required to choose 1 course from this list of options.

Mentor Preparation for the Children’s Workforce (15 credits)
Comparative International Social Policy – Without Study Visit (15 credits)

Career opportunities

Graduates have opportunities in early years settings, including nurseries, children’s centres, health and social care and community settings and schools. Students who wish to pursue a career in primary teaching after graduating will need to follow this degree with a PGCE primary programme (such as the PGCE Primary Education).