Course summary

Why this course?

• Silver in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) for delivering high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for our students

• Progress to the BA Early Childhood studies and achieve a level 6 Graduate Practitioner Competencies by completing an assessed work placement in your final year

• Roehampton is internationally renowned for its work in early childhood studies. This course takes a distinctive Froebelian approach to the study of early years

• Access the Froebel Archive, containing rare books, toys and photos, collected over the past 200 years.

• Education Contexts (including compulsory placement)

• Babies and Toddlers

• Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

• Froebelian Perspectives

• Being a Professional in the Early Childhood sector

• Developing knowledge, skills and confidence to act as an advocate for babies, young children, their families and communities

• Understanding policy and practice, and learning to engage in critical inquiry and problem solving around key issues in the field

• Working as an education professional in primary and nursery care (teaching, administration or management)*

• A special needs professional in schools, children centres and the community

• A children's charity undertaking policy and research, in community support, welfare or housing

• An NGO or central or local government department