- Spend one day a week in college and apply your learning in your current early years role. - Join a community – a small cohort of fellow students led by supportive staff. - Feel valued and heard; this child-focused course is grounded in practice and reflection. Boost your Foundation qualification with a top-up degree designed by Bath Spa University. The top-up is available at City of Bristol College. On successful completion of this course, you'll be a Level 6 graduate practitioner, enabling you to confidently navigate a number of professional roles within early childhood education and care. The course follows a term-based teaching pattern that’s designed to enable you to work while you study. You'll spend one day a week on campus. Run by a specialist University liaison, in collaboration with subject expert lecturers at City of Bristol College, BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies Top-Up offers support from a close-knit teaching team, plus access to Bath Spa University’s library and digital resources.

Modules: - Leadership and Teamwork in Early Childhood Settings. - Play and Playfulness. - Symbolic Representations: Young Children Making Meaning. - International Perspectives in Early Childhood. - Early Childhood Dissertation (Part 1 and Part 2) You'll be taught via a combination of lectures, seminars, skills practice, presentations, case studies and group workshops. All of your taught sessions will be condensed into one day, to enable you to work while you study. This rich, academic course is grounded in practice and reflection. You’ll develop your understanding of how children learn, and enhance your interactions with them. This is a child-focused top-up degree, designed by Bath Spa University to enable you to continually develop your professional practice. You’ll learn about: - Social, cultural, historical, political and economic contexts of early childhood. - Approaches to working with babies, young children, families and communities. - Global issues and debates, such as young children as active participants in the lives and practices of families, societies and cultures. - The processes that shape early childhood and young children's lives, including ethical principles and children's rights. Educational research and enquiry methods. - Skills that support participation, critical engagement, and intellectual independence.

Assessment is based entirely on coursework. This could take the form of essays, presentations, reflective portfolios and independent research. There are no unseen exams on this course.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: X333

Institution code: B20

Campus Name: City of Bristol College

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 3

Successful completion of an accredited Foundation Degree in Early Years, or equivalent qualification and will usually have achieved a minimum average grade profile of 50% in year two of your Foundation degree or equivalent qualification. If you don't have formal qualifications, previous experience may be taken into account. Candidates will be assessed on an individual basis. It's a condition of entry that you'll have secured a suitable work-based learning setting by the time of admission. Please be aware that you'll be required to complete a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) enhanced disclosure check prior to undertaking school placements.

You'll have successfully completed an accredited Foundation Degree in Early Years, or equivalent qualification, and will usually have achieved a minimum average grade profile of 50% in year two of your Foundation degree or equivalent qualification. If you don't have formal qualifications, previous experience may be taken into account. Candidates will be assessed on an individual basis. It's a condition of entry that you'll have secured a suitable work-based learning setting by the time of admission. Please be aware that you'll be required to complete a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) enhanced disclosure check prior to undertaking school placements.

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Student satisfaction : 68%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 74%

Go onto work and study: 84%

England	8250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	8250.0	Year 1
Scotland	8250.0	Year 1
Wales	8250.0	Year 1

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Newton Park
Newton St Loe
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Bath
BA2 9BN