BA Early Years Education and Care (2 years) (Full-time) (
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Entry requirements
Early Years encourages and values applications from students who are returning to education, as they will have experiences and life skills that could support their entry onto the degree. Generally, students will have attained or will be working towards, a relevant level 3 childcare/education qualification such as NNEB, CACHE, BTEC, NVQ, A-levels. However, other experience is also valuable. They will also be working or volunteering regularly in an early years setting or a workplace that provides services for young children and families. All applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory enhanced disclosure document from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
About this course
BA Hons in Education, focusing on early years development and care. Core topics include entrepreneurship. The programme offers Welsh-medium study options, small class sizes, and an assessment structure without traditional examinations. Modules include safeguarding, early years curricula, children's play, and the first 1000 days of development.
Modules
- Human Development
- The Professional Practitioner
- Children's Play: Theory and Practice
- The first 1000 days
- Developing Successful Academic Skills
- Multilingual Practice in the Early Years
- Safeguarding: practice, legislation and the multi-disciplinary team
- Well-being, care and healthy living
- Research for Learning
- Language and Literacy in the Digital Age
- Awe and wonder- science, mathematics and the outdoors
- Leadership and teamwork in the early years
- Inclusive leadership: working together to support families
- Regaining Paradise? Sustainability in the Early Years
- Supporting Children with Additional Learning Needs
- Early Years Curricula
- Leadership and Management for systems of quality
- Leadership skills in entrepreneurship