FdA Early Childhood Studies

NORD1112
Professional Skills and Development

This module is designed to enable students to demonstrate that they have all the qualities and transferable skills necessary for appropriate academic work and in employment requiring the exercise of responsibility and decision making, including the ability to relate their professional practice to underlying theory and principles.

NORD1116
Interpersonal Skills: leadership and team work

This module introduces theoretical approaches to understanding interpersonal skills and explores the difficulties of membership of a team in the contemporary Early Years Sector. Leadership and decision-making within a professional context will be explored. There will be experiential opportunities to practice in small groups and analyse group processes through the development of analytic and reflective skills.

NORD1118
Policy and Provision for the Early Years

This module provides an overview of legislation relating to children's welfare, wellbeing and protection. A focus on the rights of children and evaluating policy, provision, and practice in light of a rights-based perspective is key.

NORD1119
International Educational Perspectives

The module introduces patterns of educational provision for young children in the UK, and compares this with educational provision from around the world.

NORD1117
Young Children's Welfare and Wellbeing

Examining the influencing factors on the experience of contemporary childhood in the UK, this module offers an insight into the welfare and wellbeing of children today.

NORD1120
Theories of Learning and Development

Introducing theories of children's cognitive development, this module will investigate key concepts in terms of relevance to practice with young children. Contemporary inclusive early years practice will be explored through application of relevant psychological theories.

NORD2128
Social and Emotional Development

This module builds on Child Development studied in Year One. The child's self-esteem is key to their future; heredity, experiences, the environment and those around the child all contribute and influence their emotional development.

PETR2187
Children's Spaces

This module presents a critical approach to children’s spaces in the Early Years: in Education, Outdoors, and in wider society. Drawing on theories of learning outside, and evaluating existing spaces where children live and learn, students will consider the influences on provision, practice, and outcomes for children’s health, safety, and wellbeing.

NORD2123
Perspectives on Childhood

This module allows students to make an in-depth study of a particular area of interest relevant to Education, Children, or the Early Years. Using their research skills, students will compile a literature review in a chosen topic, negotiated with the module leader, preparing themselves for future academic progression.

NORD2124
Researching Childhood

Students will become aware of some of the ethical issues in research with children and families, whilst critically evaluating methodology and existing research. Participative research methods and the wider subject of children's rights in, and contribution to, research will be explored.

NORD2125
Multi Agency Working

Building on previous study of interpersonal skills and group processes, this module looks at the influence of multi-professional teams in meeting the needs of children. The legislation and codes of practice that guide teams will be examined, along with a critical examination of the barriers to successful multi-agency working in the UK.

NORD2127
Health and Physical Wellbeing

Students will critically consider factors affecting children's health and wellbeing in this module, from a range of perspectives. They will evaluate concepts such as stranger danger, attitudes to risk, healthy eating, and obesity by drawing from contemporary research and reflecting on their practice in light of this learning