School Leaver Course Guide 2021-22

Courses
EARLY
YEARS.
Certificate in Caring
for Children
Level 1
Duration
1 year
Entry requirements
Two GCSE grades at 3 or above.
What will I learn?
This course will develop your
knowledge and skills in early years.
You’ll gain an understanding of
childcare, child development,
child safety, learning and play and
communication.
You will learn and develop your
skills by attending guest lectures,
completing projects, presentations,
posters and displays and through
going on trips and visits, for example
to Beamish Museum and the
Centre for Life. You’ll also gain
fantastic hands-on experience
during supervised work placements
in a range of settings including
nurseries and primary schools.
Throughout the course you’ll
develop your digital skills and you’ll
continue to study English and
maths.
On completion of this course,
you may progress on to the Level 2
programme.
Diploma for the
Early Years Practitioner
Level 2
Duration
1 year
Entry requirements
Three GCSE grades at 9-4 including
English language and ideally maths.
What will I learn?
If you have career aspirations
of becoming an Early Years
practitioner and working with
children aged 0-5 then this is the
perfect course for you.
You'll gain excellent knowledge on
a range of subjects linked to your
specialised early years course.
These include: child development,
safeguarding, equality and diversity,
and supporting children with
special educational needs.
Your learning will be delivered
through classwork, interactive
practical activities and
demonstrations. Your IT skills will
be honed and we will also use a
blended learning model through
our on-line platforms.
This course will enable you to work
with children of different ages within
a nursery environment and you’ll
undertake a work placement of 250
hours.
If you'd like to continue developing
your knowledge and skills in college
you have the option to progress to
the Level 3 Diploma in Education
and Childcare or the T Level in
Education and Childcare.
Diploma in Education
and Childcare
Level 3
Duration
2 years
Entry requirements
Five GCSE grades at 4 or above
including English and maths.
What will I learn?
This two year programme of study
will prepare you to become an
early years educator. You’ll become
qualified and licenced to work with
children in an unsupervised role
from birth to five years, as well as
gaining knowledge of children aged
five to seven years of age.
You will complete work placements
in industry and get the skills you
need for work.
You'll learn about a range of topics
including health and wellbeing,
legislation, learning for school
readiness and professional
development.
This course is for 2 years and you'll
also study the the Level 3 Certificate
as part of it.
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