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This Postgraduate Certificate has been designed for Early Years practitioners, and Early Years professionals who are working in or have access to early-year settings.
The aim of the program is to enhance professional knowledge, understanding, and skills of early years practice through developing and implementing systematic professional inquiry and reflective practice around a range of concepts and theories relevant to early year provision. The Postgraduate Certificate comprises two modules: The Developing Child and Effective Pedagogy in Early Years.
An Honours degree in a relevant subject area from a UK university or an overseas university agreed by NARIC as equivalent and subject to IELTS and EU requirements. Consideration will be given to students with lower-level qualifications who have a relevant range of professional experience. The professional experience that equates to degree level will be considered by the Course coordinator. If some non-graduates are to be considered pre-entry tasks will be considered and used at the coordinator’s discretion.
20 Hours per week.
The Developing Child
30 Credits
(Compulsory)
This module aims to allow students to focus on the child development subject area in greater depth than they encountered in their previous courses or experiences. It will enable students to become more specialized in child development and allow them to apply their knowledge in practice. This module will allow students to advance their skills in observation and assessment of child development, supporting their planning of children’s next steps. Students will be encouraged to use the Statutory Framework (EYFS, DfE 2017) in a critical way. Although the module will cover areas of development such as Language, Cognition, Physical and Personal, Social and Emotional, a holistic approach will be prominent throughout. The importance of safeguarding, particularly around safeguarding babies and young children will also be included within the module. Theories and current research around child development will be critically explored and applied to practical situations.
Effective Early Years Pedagogy and Practice
This module will enable students to develop a critical understanding of children’s learning and development in relation to the role of the pedagogue. It will facilitate a critical awareness and understanding of what promotes effective practice and pedagogy in early childhood, making links to international comparisons as well as focusing on the role of leadership in developing practice. This module will also include references to theory, research, and, where appropriate, practice. There will be opportunities to examine current thinking and research in early childhood, encouraging students to analyze and critically evaluate links between personal principles, early childhood theory, and where appropriate, their developing practice. Students will embark on a process of critical analysis and evaluation to enhance the quality of provision for young children and their families.
The University is not licensed by the UK Government to sponsor migrant students under the Student route and is therefore unable to accept applications from international students at present.
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