FOUNDATION DEGREES: EARLY YEARS

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FOUNDATION DEGREESEARLY YEARSLEARNING SUPPORT

• West Kent College
• in association with the
• University of Greenwich

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Aims

• Introductions
• Meeting students (and employers) needs
• Outline of programmes
• Progression opportunities
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Introductions

• Hello, we are
• Carmel Jewel Fd in Early Years
• carmeljewel_at_wkc.ac.uk
• Jill Donington Fd in Learning Support
• jilldonington_at_wkc.ac.uk

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Meeting students needs

• Students require the opportunity to earn and
  learn
• Early years students EYFS practitioners
• Learning Support students TAs / LSAs
• College attendance is one day per week (9.00 -
  4.00)
• Two-year programme (240 credits)

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Outline of programmes

• Foundation Degree in Early Years
• Level I
• Personal and Professional Development I
• Confident Children, Confident Learners
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to
  promote the Personal Social Education (PSE) of
  the child
• Intellectual and Cognitive Development
• Working in Partnership with Parents
• Using ICT to support learning
• Level II Students can specialise at this level
  and can choose from optional courses related to
  the curriculum at Foundation Stage and Key Stage
  1.
• Personal and Professional Development II
• Working with Young Children
• Child Protection

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Outline of Programmes

• Foundation Degree in Learning Support
• Level I
• Approaches to Learning Individual Learning
  Styles
• Supporting Literacy
• Supporting Numeracy
• Active Education Personal Professional
  Development
• Support for Learning Teaching
• Level II
• Additional Educational Needs
• Student-initiated Investigation in Education
• Evaluation, Assessment Quality Assurance
• Understanding the Social Emotional
  Psychological Aspects of Behaviour

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Progression Opportunities

• Upon successful completion of Fd award 240
  credits, students are guaranteed third year entry
  at the University of Greenwich
• Education Studies/Childhood Studies BA (Hons)
  programmes
• Potential Teacher Training routes include PGCE
  (p/t /f/t), QTS, GTP, RTS

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