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LP20081: Working with foundation stage children

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2012/3
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Education (administered by the Learning Partnerships Office)
Further information on credits Credits: 10
Further information on unit levels Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Semester 2 at Swindon College
Further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To enable the students to:
* identify and understand the knowledge, regulatory and sector requirements of the Foundation Stage and National Curriculum;
* understand how children's learning and development relates to a range of theories, perspectives and dimensions;
* support the learning of all children across the Foundation Stage, providing an inclusive and accessible early years programme.

Learning Outcomes:
The students will be able to:
* plan for and implement appropriate opportunities and experiences for children across each of the 6 areas of the Foundation Stage;
* identify, provide and maintain an effective learning environment;
* monitor, assess and record children's progress across all areas of the Foundation Stage, using a range of methods;
* reflect, analyse, review and evaluate both the children's learning, personal learning and the provision of the setting;
* demonstrate practical examples of encouraging and enabling children to be active participants in their own learning and development;
* share and use information with and from families in order to support their child's learning and development.

Skills:
Sector specific knowledge; planning; flexibility; creativity; encouraging; time management; collaborativeness; literacy; numeracy; scientific; ICT; inter/intra personal; analysis, reflection, problem solving.

Content:
This unit will focus on the legislative and regulatory frameworks of education across the Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum; The six areas of learning and the early learning goals will be examined in depth, as will the identification of and planning and delivery for an inclusive, effective and appropriate early years programme required to meet the developing and changing needs of all children.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

LP20081 is Optional on the following programmes:

Programmes administered by the Learning Partnerships Office
  • UHED-HPF10 : FdSc Early Years (Part-time at Swindon College) - Year 3

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2012/13 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2013/14 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2012/13.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.