Early Years (Top Up) BA (Hons)

**Already Level 5 early years qualified? Our top up course will enhance your knowledge to develop in different areas of the early years whilst honing skills on placements & putting theory into practice.**<br/><br/>The early years degree is designed to offer a contemporary, inclusive, and responsive curriculum to learners who will develop into autonomous, competent, confident practitioners.<br/><br/>Our degree has placements at the core and as a student you will be in placement 2 days per week for the entirety of our programme. Our dedicated early years facilities include a simulated early years nursery, so academic lessons are practical and realistic and will prepare you for future employment. You will also have a wide range of experiences to support your study for example forest school, outdoor learning centres and specialist settings.<br/><br/>The degree meets the QAA benchmarks to enable you to practice in early years settings, and throughout the degree you will meet Graduate Practitioner competencies.<br/><br/>**What you should know about this course:**<br/>- You will learn in a very practical and applied way, linking university teaching and learning to the real world environment<br/><br/><br/>- You will be on placement for 2 days per week for the entirety of the programme working directly with children<br/><br/><br/>- Our specialist facilities simulate an early years nursery for practical academic lessons that will prepare you for employment<br/><br/><br/>- It is taught at the universitys iconic Greenwich Campus<br/><br/><br/>- Rated Good for our Early Years teaching (Ofsted, 2023).<br/>