Early Years (Top Up) BA (Hons)

<strong>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.</strong><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/><strong>What you should know about this course:</strong><br/>• You will learn in a very practical and applied way, linking university teaching and learning to the real world environment.<br/><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/><br/>• Our specialist facilities simulate an early years nursery for practical academic lessons that will prepare you for employment.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Taught at our historic Greenwich Campus, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the banks of the River Thames.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Rated Good for our Early Years teaching (Ofsted, 2023).<br/><br/>