- Understanding the Education and Early Years sector from ages 0 to 19.
- Child development.
- How to support children and young people’s education Safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing.
- Understanding and managing behaviour.
- Observing and assessing children and young people.
- Equality and diversity.
- Special educational needs and disability.
- English as an additional language Working with parents, carers and wider families.
- Working with agencies and services that support children, families and carers.
- Reflective practice and other forms of professional development.
What are lessons like in this subject?
In the first year of the course, you will be developing knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to progress into skilled employment or higher-level technical training, or to study in the education and childcare sector.
Your lessons will be balanced with practical experiences and real-life work experience.
What will I study?
The core content covered in year 1 includes the following elements:
What our
students
Studying this course has provided me lots of opportunity to bring out confidence, skills and knowledge in within myself when working with children, this is has been through the support from the teachers from the course as well as the friendships that you gain to enable to reach my best abilities throughout. I have also enjoyed the experiences that I have made through placement.
Jasmine Banks, Airedale Academy
Education & Early Years
Please note: Subject videos have been filmed from colleges across our Trust.
