Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner Status)

Professional Learning and Practice 1

In this module you will explore how you can achieve the Social Care Wales Year 1 Competencies in practice, through planning, placement and reflection. You will also learn about safeguarding in the Early Years. 

Early Years Curricula: Play and Pedagogy 

This module introduces students to key theories underpinning early years pedagogy and development. It explores current early years curricula and how play supports teaching and learning in the early years classroom. 

Perspectives of Early Childhood

This module supports students to analyse and discuss current, alternative and emerging development in childhood and education. You will examine the discourse of childhood and how this impacts the way society sees it as well as working to gain an understanding of how to include the sociology of education within their pedagogy and practice. 

Project 1 

This module will enable students to work with their peers to learn why story telling is important in the Early Years and how to story tell effectively and confidently to children. You will also be able to explore and make story sacks for use in practice. 

Professional Learning and Practice 2

In this module you will explore how you can achieve the Social Care Wales Year 2 Competencies in practice, through planning, placement and reflection. You will also learn about mental health and young children.

Project 2

This module explores the theory in relation to enabling environments and how the role of the adult is effectively utilised to ensure these through planning. Through a project-based approach, you will learn how to use experiential and play based pedagogy, creative approaches and imagination to extend children’s learning and development.

Behaviour Management

This module seeks to explore, examine and analyse the key influences on learning behaviour in the Early Years.  It investigates key theories linked to behaviourism and social constructivism, while identifying and evaluating intervention strategies used by settings to promote good learning behaviour. 

Inclusive Practice in the Early Years  

This module helps students to explore the importance of inclusive practice in setting by learning about Additional Learning Needs and how they can effectively support children with these.

Introduction to Research

This module supports students to understand the concept of research, what it is and why it should be conducted with children. You will explore a range of research methods and work to understand the importance of an effective research design and upholding ethical guidelines and procedures.

Professional Learning and Practice 3

This is the Year 3 Professional Practice Module. In this module you will explore how to achieve the Social Care Wales Year 3 Competencies in practice, through planning, placement and reflection.  You will also learn about Leadership and Management in the Early Years.

Project 3

During this project-based module, you will develop and evidence key digital knowledge, skills and behaviours by creating a digital resource to support the early years context. You are also tasked with demonstrating excellent collaborative skills that engender an ethos of positive, values-based cultures

Research in the Early Years

In this module you will devise and research a self-chosen research title in order to create your own primary research project for submission. This involves demonstrating areas of the research process such as reviewing the topic area and associated literature, conducting data collection and analysis, reviewing results and drawing conclusions.

Children Learning Through Landscapes

In this module you will explore learning through play in an outdoor environment and how this supports children’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development. Compare international approaches to outdoor play and consider topics such as the role of the adult, sustainability and how to plan effectively for outdoor play using appropriate pedagogy.