Subject Intent: Why Education & Early Years?
Government changes and the early years funding entitlement for two year olds aims has led to an increased demand for early year’s practitioners, teaching assistants and teachers. The CACHE course helps to prepare students for a number of career pathways including teaching, social work and working in nurseries, the course ensures that learners graduate as confident and skilful childcare practitioners.
Students are provided with an appropriate range of opportunities and experiences that inspire them and help successful transition into the next stage of education, training or employment. Studying the Childcare curriculum enables students to enter the workforce as Early Years Educators, or access higher education. It provides students with knowledge of children from birth to seven years and gives them the opportunity to enter the work place as Early Years Educators.
What will I study?
The core content covered in year 1 includes the following elements:
- 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.
Education & Early Years
Please note: Subject videos have been filmed from colleges across our Trust.
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 our
students
I loved studying the Childcare course because it is really interesting and every day we discover and learn something new; either in the lesson or on placement. The course provides us with the opportunity to apply what we learn in college in practice through placement opportunities that allow us to gain experience in working with children.
Rehab Alhilaly, Carlton Bolling
