Early Childhood Development and Learning (Hons) Coventry University

Overview

Career prospects after Early Childhood Development and Learning (Hons) course at Coventry University:

• Presentations, both in small groups (between 5 and 20) and individual, will also be used to ensure that students are effective communicators.
• This skill is valued by employers and vital for a career working with children in education or other contexts. Reflective statements may also be submitted alongside a presentation to ensure that academic writing continues to be a focus throughout the course. All assessment will be designed to enhance student development, both personal, professional and academic, through the application of skills and the synthesis of theory and practice.
• We offer a style of education which is flexible and designed to fit around your life, allowing you to benefit from a modern, forward-thinking higher education institution, reinforced by the quality and reputation of Coventry University. We aim to provide career-focused courses, wherever possible, coupled with placement opportunities to help prepare you for the world of work. We are dedicated to making higher education accessible and enjoyable to everyone, so we keep our fees low and made it a policy to cover one module at a time, allowing you to become a specialist in each topic before moving onto the next.

Opportunities to progress in your career during and beyond the course, with your study with us opening up a number of avenues for future career development in areas such as:

• Teaching in early years and primary schools, educational leadership and management

• Working in services relating to Inclusion and SEND, safeguarding

• Children’s mental health, speech and language therapy, play therapy

• Family support worker, social work

• Early childhood education and care research, publication

• Further studies in Early Childhood at postgraduate level