20Jun
UndergraduateThis course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
University of Reading has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
The Foundation Degree in Children's Development and Learning course enables you to develop the skills to progress in your career working with children, alongside your job. This course is aimed at early years and education practitioners who are working with children up to the age of 11 and requires you to attend for half a day each week. You'll study through one of our partner colleges. This vocational award is a work-based course, and your assignments and lessons are all designed to benefit your professional development. You'll build upon your experience through modules in areas such as child development, safeguarding, creativity and critical thinking, and working in partnership with parents. College sessions include lectures, as well as tutorials and seminars. The course also incorporates a great deal of group work, which will be an opportunity to share experiences with fellow professionals working in a range of settings. For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/Subject-area/education-ug/foundation-degree-in-childrens-development-and-learning.
Modules
The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Core modules for this course: Theories of Development and Learning Working in Partnership with Parents Learning Spaces The Child in Society Professional Skills in the Children's Workforce Check our website for more details about the course structure.
How to apply
This course is not open to application until the 13th May 2025.
15Jan
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.
Application codes
- Course code:
- X3L5
- Institution code:
- R12
- Campus name:
- Basingstoke College of Technology
- Campus code:
- 9
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted
Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
You must be working at least 2.5 days a week in a relevant setting, and are normally expected to have obtained: An NQF Level 3 qualification in a work-related area; GCSE English Language at grade C (or 4); GCSE Maths at grade C (or 4); At least 2 years’ experience of working within the Children’s Workforce, for example, in a registered early years setting or in a school as a Teaching Assistant. Any candidate who does not fully meet the entry criteria (for example, who does not have Maths GCSE or the specified amount of full-time work experience but may have part-time and/or volunteering experience) is invited to submit an application. Such applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £8145 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £8145 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £8145 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £8145 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £8145 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH