FDA Early Years and Childhood Studies Foundation degree at East Coast College

The module will enable you to deliberate some of the most recent issues, theories, and concepts in developmental Psychology. It will enhance your understanding of child development and behaviour within a broadening context and encourage identification and consideration of the determinant factors.

This module provides you the opportunity to develop a range of personal and academic skills in order to support your studies and enhance you future personal and career development. It recognises the importance of effective study and communication skills for the continuing success of the student throughout the programme. These skills are highly valued by employers who expect graduates to use them to support their work with children and in their wider professional activities.

This module will focus on safeguarding and child protection legislation and procedures as well as how to keep children aged 0-18 years safe, including cyber technology. This will involve covering relevant legislation, and the impact this legislation has on practice.

This module provides you the opportunity to explore issues regarding literacy and numeracy, which are essential skills and the foundation of learning in any setting. You will examine current government guidelines on literacy and numeracy and the impact on their practice.

You will understand how critical the earliest years are for future emotional well-being and mental health and the vital role of play approaches to support learning and emotional wellbeing. You will understand the different play and wellbeing approaches through different developmental stages and in a range of environments and be introduced to key play theories and techniques that can be used with children in a variety of settings.

This module enables you to build upon the knowledge acquired at level 4 However, at level 5 you need to be able to critically apply current theory and research to your everyday practice in order not only to enhance it, but to critique it. The module will enhance your ability to critique ideas in other modules, as well as to prepare them for level 6.

This module will focus on developing current practice building on the knowledge and expertise gained in the first year. You will undertake a display within your setting as part of the continued improvement of general skills required to work with children. The development of resources and activities to improve an area of practice, and the learning of the child, which is relevant for both your own needs and the requirements of the setting will further enhance practice.

This module is designed to enable you to develop a critical understanding of formal methods of enquiry and select and justify appropriate methods of investigation. It is intended to introduce you to both the theoretical and applied aspects of educational and social research.

The module will consider inclusion and the advantages and challenges that this brings to the sector. Consequently, this module aims to investigate the value and beliefs systems applicable to the children's workforce. You will reflect upon your own values and how they impact on your professional role. The module will also include an examination of organisational structures and systems and the values therein, and a reflection of a practitioner's role within a variety of organisations.

This module is designed to develop knowledge and understanding about behaviour including a range of causal factors and its potential impact on learning and the learning environment. You will explore the value of peer, community and civic attitudes and gain insights into what is considered to be appropriate or inappropriate behaviour in relation to age, while investigating strategies, policies and procedures used in modifying behaviour.