Early Years: Teaching BA(Hons) top-up

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Facts about Early Years: Teaching

Year of entry	2013
Qualification	BA(Hons) top-up (1 year full-time work-based route – part-time evening and occasional Saturday attendance at Kingston University)
Application route	Apply through UCAS (code X111)
External applicants	Please note that places for external applicants are limited on this course. If you studied your Foundation Degree at a college that is not within the Kingston University Partnership, please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About this course

Why choose this course?

This one-year, work-based course offers progression to a BA(Hons) in Early Years Teaching for those who already have a foundation degree in Early Years, or equivalent. Designed for practitioners who wish to lead curriculum practice and progress towards QTS and/or EYPS, it balances theory and practical subjects through a wide range of rewarding learning experiences. (Please note: to obtain QTS you will need to complete a PGCE after successfully completing the course.)

What will you study?

The course covers the following areas:

Effective early years and primary curriculum practice
How children learn and develop through play
Transition from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1
Common Core of Skills and Knowledge (2010)
Aspects of management, current issues in education and multidisciplinary working
The opportunity to research and develop a particular area of interest
Inclusive practice
Assessment for Learning
Creativity across the Curriculum
Planning for critical Issues
Extended long study focusing on an issue directly related to the workplace, with theoretical and practical underpinning

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.