Early Childhood Education and Care - Newman University College

Early childhood, the quality of education,
provision and care, and the roles and
responsibilities of all those involved with young
children, parents and families, all have a
significant influence on children’s achievement
and life chances. The last decade has seen the
wider development of early years provision,
changes and challenges in aspects of education
and care, and the recognition that early
childhood and children’s experiences must be
supported by a highly qualified workforce.
The Early Childhood Education and Care
(ECEC) degree promotes a critical approach
to all aspects of childhood, children, their care
and education, in local, national and global
contexts. Recent changes in children’s services
in England have established the requirement
for higher level qualifications and continuing
professional development for those working in
early childhood education and care related work.
The ECEC programme is multi-disciplinary;
it draws on aspects of philosophy, sociology,
psychology and education studies.
Part-time Route
Newman recognises the importance of providing
opportunities to all students with the ability to
benefit from a university education. Therefore,
we have developed a part-time Single Honours
degree route in Early Childhood Education and
Care. Studied over 4 years instead of 3 years,
part-time study is a cost effective solution to
gaining your degree as the flexibility it offers will
provide you with the opportunity to combine
paid employment with study. You will continue
to study alongside full-time students and will
benefit from the same academic expertise.
A key feature of the Early Childhood Education
and Care degree is a compulsory work-related
strand. Both work placements and taught
modules link study with employability skills and
the needs of society at large. The compulsory
work placement will equip you
with valuable practical experience and ensure
you graduate with the transferable skills
employers demand.
• Modules are assessed in a variety of modes
such as individual presentations, reports, poster
presentations and essays. There are no exams
• The ECEC staff team have varied professional
backgrounds, which reflect the move to interprofessional
working in children’s services.
Professional qualifications include social
work, nursing, primary teacher, and Special
Educational Needs support teacher
• The course now reflects changes in the field
of children’s services. It has been designed
with four key strands to promote a critical
awareness of key issues related to: diversity
and inclusion; policy; families and child
development
• ECEC can be studied as either a 3 year full-time
or 4 years and 1 semester part-time course.
Entry Requirements
You will need a minimum of 260 UCAS points
including at least two grade Cs or above at A2,
or equivalent. Please visit www.newman.ac.uk/
entry for the latest information.
Indicative Modules
• Equality, rights and diversity
• Constructs of childhood
• Families in the social context
• Working with families in the community
• Work-based case study
• Inclusive practice
• Research methodology and design
• Safeguarding children
• Social policy
• Dissertation
These modules may be subject to change.
Special Features
• Staff in the ECEC subject area are involved
with international projects with Germany,
Romania, Poland and Hungary. You will
be able to access resources related to the
projects and these will assist with those
modules that take global perspectives
• You will undertake a work-based project at
level 5. There is a wide range of placement
opportunities, including international locations
“The team on this programme
provide a high quality student
experience; they provide quality
feedback to students.”
External Examiner
For more information visit our website:
www.newman.ac.uk
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