BA (Hons) Education Studies with Foundation Year Bachelor's degree at Canterbury Christ Church University

like Forest School, the Froebelian Approach to Early Childhood, and therapeutic approaches for young children, such as play and art therapies.

These are bite-sized modules designed to help you settle in and obtain core skills such as critical thinking, digital literacy, and sustainability.

What makes us who we are, and how do we develop our sense of self? This module invites you to consider some of these very big questions. You will reflect on the ways that children's identities - and your own - are influenced by broader historical and social forces, such as race and ethnicity, sex and gender, and disability, that set Early Childhood as a foundation that shapes us into adulthood.

All children, all over the world, play. Creativity and play are children's tools - tools to make sense of the world, tools to share their understanding with others, and tools to learn. However, play is not universally the same: how it may look is impacted by generation, additional needs, access, and culture.

These modules recognise the value of integrating knowledge, methods, and perspectives from other disciplines and use this approach to address a range of opportunities and challenges in contexts of varying complexity.

In your second year, you will complete a Client Project or an Innovation Challenge. Each of these modules is worth 30 credits and will give you the opportunity to gain real-world experience as you practise client relations through a collaborative project.

Deepen your understanding of inclusive Early Childhood practice, and apply your developing leadership and advocacy skills in this module, which completes your journey within the key areas of child-centred practice: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), outdoor pedagogies such as Forest Schools, the Froebelian approach to Early Childhood, or therapeutic approaches for young children, such as play or art therapy.

Challenges and opportunities shape the experiences of young children in contemporary society, both locally and globally. In this module, you will investigate topics such as school readiness, poverty, parental separation, technology, and children's digital identities through the lens of children's well-being and development.

Early Childhood research is often written about children by adults. These 'voices' in research can give us clues about the ways in which children are thought of, and the assumptions that are made about them. In this module, you will reflect on and critique the voices present in Early Childhood research and consider how high-quality Early Childhood research can be co-constructed with young children.

Professionalism, leadership, and management skills are critical in bringing about changes in practice and policy for a more sustainable future for young children, their families, and communities. This module provides you with opportunities to engage with different leadership and management models, as well as skills and tools to hone your professionalism to facilitate positive change in your graduate environments.

In this module, you'll be provided with the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained during your degree to develop new knowledge. You will apply what you have learned through the ECS Research in Focus Framework to carry out an independent, in-depth project within Early Childhood and related professions.