On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1 Analyse the roles and responsibilities of all those who work in early years settings;
2 Assess the workplace in terms of personnel, practice and policy in meeting legislative guidelines;
3 Critically review leading and management theory in relation to early years settings.
On this module students explore a variety of management theories and develop their ability to review practice and policy and relate it to particular incidents and circumstances. They are expected to draw on previous experiences and learning in order to evaluate case studies and their own workplace.
Within this module, students will be expected to demonstrate professional development skills through the creation of professional development plans.
This module will be taught using a mixture of lectures, seminars workshops and tutorials, some of which will be student-led. Students could be expected to prepare for the sessions by reading set texts and completion of tasks set in class or via the VLE and will be expected to take part in a wide range of learning activities.
Students may be required to prepare and present brief presentations as the basis for discussion in seminars or workshops.
Lectures, seminars and tutorials
Contact hours: 30
Additional Assessment Information
Students must pass all assessment components to pass the module.