Welcome to Curriculum and Assessment in Early Years: Workplace Project.
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Description
Welcome
to Curriculum and
Assessment in Early Years: Workplace Project. This course is designed to
further develop your theoretical and practical knowledge about child
development and learning, curriculum and assessment in Early Years, as well as
provide you with the opportunity to carry out your own piece of research. This research
can be in the form of practitioner research, a small-scale workplace study,
inquiry or investigation. The different methods of study that are available to
you will be discussed in class.
This course aims to provide you with a thorough
understanding of the important role of implementing curriculum and assessment
in Early Years. By critically analysing Early Years
theories, research and practice, it is envisaged that you will gain further understanding
and insight into the professional roles in Early Years. To successfully complete this course you will
need to have a good understanding of the legal and ethical
responsibilities when implementing early years educational programmes, such as
duty of care responsibilities, safeguarding children, knowledge of the rights
of children, equal opportunity and anti-discriminatory practices. You will also
require a very thorough understanding of how to best lead practice in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (DfE, 2012)
along with sound knowledge of approaches to research.
It is envisaged that the
knowledge gained in this course will assist you with your Early Years
curricular development, implementation, evaluation and policy development,
ultimately improving your practice. All
the best with your research, I hope that it is both an enjoyable and rewarding
experience for you.
