Education and Childcare

This is a two-year technical course covering core educational themes from birth to nineteen years with specialist early years education and care content from birth to seven years. This course provides excellent opportunity for academic study alongside practical experience.

Successful completion of the two years will enable students to enter the workplace as a qualified practitioner in roles such as nursery practitioner, teaching assistant, nanny, holiday rep, and other related employment.

The academic skills you will develop will provide a strong basis for university study such as primary teaching, early childhood studies, special needs education and other related subjects.

Year 1

• Core studies: In college you will develop knowledge and understanding of the concepts and theories of the education and childcare sector; including child development from 0-19 years, safeguarding, behaviour management, observation, assessment and planning, equality and diversity, additional needs and working with others.

• Employer Set Project: A project set by education and childcare specialists that requires you to apply your knowledge to a real-life problem in the industry.

• Work placement in either a school or nursery.

Year 2

• Occupational Specialism in Early Years Education and Childcare, developing your knowledge and understanding about working with children age 0-7 years.

• Work placement in either a school or nursery.