Early Childhood Studies and Playwork

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Early Childhood Studies and Playwork

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• These courses are for students who wish
• to work with young children, their families and
  /or communities
• to study children, childhood or play from
  different perspectives including work placements
  in a range of early years and other settings.
• ECS work with and focus on 0-7yrs
• Pw work with 0-16yrs with a focus on 4-16yrs

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Multi disciplinary degrees

• Education
• early years curriculum
• Social Policy / Social Care
• health and social care policy, childrens health
  and wellbeing, children in need,
  multi-disciplinary teams
• Sociology
• concepts of childhood, childrens peer cultures
• Psychology
• young children as learners, childrens
  social/emotional development
• Human Geography
• young childrens rights in an international
  context
• Playwork
• playwork principles and practice

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Elective strands

• Play Therapy
• Information and Communications Technology
• Counselling
• English Studies
• Disability Studies
• Social Work
• TESOL

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Career pathways

• Children's centre
• Play Development Work
• Play Specialist - hospital setting
• Play worker
• Play therapy
• Learning mentor
• Learning support
• Personal adviser
• Parent Partnership officer
• Home school liaison worker
• Sure-start worker-outreach worker
• Partnership officer

• Race Relations educational officer
• Development officer - sports, outdoor education
• Youth worker
• Community worker
• Teaching in alternative settings e.g. special
  needs, hospital, travellers, home
• Social worker - children and families
• Speech therapy and others
• Educational administration
• Information Management
• Research

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Early Years QTS (UG PG)
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• These course are for students who wish
• - to teach in Foundation Stage and Primary
  settings.

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Course structure

• Early Years and Primary QTS Programme is
  currently undergoing revalidation.
• Moving from subjects to age range for recruitment
  M Level credits on new PG routes.
• Fufy Demissie, 3-7 Course Leader, Ext. 2548
• Alison Ryan, 5-11 Course Leader, Ext. 2445
• Paula Lee, DS Marketing Officer, Ext. 5698

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Application

• Application through UCAS. Application forms are
  available from Sept. (GTTR for PGCE courses).
• For further course information please contact us
  by telephone on 0114 225 5555
• Email fdsenquiries_at_shu.ac.uk