Education and early childhood spans over a short period of rapid development where highly skilled practitioners have the opportunity to enhance children’s experiences, resulting in improved outcomes.
Our Education and Early Years programmes have a strong emphasis on work-based, competency learning meaning you’ll be able to apply academic study to practice. This could be through your current employment with children or through a placement within an early years or education setting.
Our on-campus and distance learning courses cover a wide range of critical and contemporary theories which inform current practice in the field of education and early years. This will enable you to develop the knowledge to support children’s learning and development from birth to 18 years of age.
Awarded by the University of Hull but delivered through DN Colleges our degrees are suited to practitioners in employment who wish to gain further knowledge and develop their skills to ensure the best outcomes for the children they work with as well as people who are interested in breaking into the sector.
“As a busy mum, I thought a degree was out of my reach. However, studying at Doncaster with supportive and understanding lecturers who understand life can be complex has allowed me to achieve that dream. Alongside my academic work, the lecturers have supported me in pushing myself outside my comfort zone and building my work profile. The self-confidence I developed while studying at Doncaster will help me for the rest of my life.”
Course: FdA Children’s Learning and Development Distance Learning Level 4
Being Distance learning with online/pre-recorded sessions is an amazing asset – even outside of my work role, I have many family and community commitments in addition to being a busy mother of very young children, I would have been completely unable to access this course for at least another two years without the benefit of distance learning. This format is completely accessible and has allowed me to maintain all my commitments and still earn a degree in this area.
Lisa is a brilliant lecturer, always abreast of current affairs, pushing me beyond my own limitations to excel. In the first year alone, I have learnt new technical and research skills which will follow me throughout my academic life.
Naturally, finding balance hasn’t been easy but you really do feel that there is a supportive team to guide and educate you. From IT issues to academic, I have felt all the benefits of university life, without having to travel miles for on-campus.
HE Curriculum Lead: Education and Early Childhood Studies and SENDI
As Curriculum Lead for this area, I’m proud to work alongside an exceptional teaching team delivering high-quality programmes of study. My career began in early years and educational settings, where I developed a strong passion for supporting learning and development. I later moved into teaching in Further Education and then Higher Education, gaining experience across a wide variety of programmes and learners.
HE Lecturer and Programme Leader.
I am a programme leader for the Education and Early Childhood Studies suite of Programmes at our Doncaster campus. I have industry experience working in the early years sector and working in the Domestic Abuse sector, supporting high risk children and their families.
HE Lecturer in Children’s Learning and Development.
I currently teach across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the HE School of Education and Arts.
HE Lecturer and Programme Leader
I have been working within the SEND sector for the past decade in various roles. I began as a teaching assistant at a local special education school, whilst also working as a short breaks worker – providing activities for children with SEND after school and during the school holidays.
HE Lecturer and programme leader
I teach on a range of undergraduate programmes focusing on supporting vulnerable children and young people. I am also a Forest School Trainer and qualified practitioner. I obtained a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies from the University of Hull, followed by an MA in Early Childhood Studies.
HE Lecturer and Programme Leader.
I am a Programme Leader for the Top Up and MA SENDI programmes and a module lead on a range of programmes from level 4-7, covering subjects such as SENDI, Early Childhood Studies, and Education Studies.
HE Lecturer and Programme Leader
I am a Programme Leader for the Foundation Degree in Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion (SENDI) and lead on several modules in other programmes in early years and education from levels 4 to 6.
Lecturer in Early years and Education
I am part of the Education and Arts department, I teach on a diverse range of programmes across levels, including foundation degree and BA honours courses within the subjects of Early Childhood and Education. I have an extensive level of industry experience which I transfer and integrate into my pedagogical approaches.
HE Lecturer in Children’s Learning and Development.
I have taught in HE for over 8 years and have a range of experience assisting students to reach their goals, supporting a graduate led Early Years workforce.
HE Lecturer in Children’s Learning and Development.
I teach on a range of programmes at undergraduate and post graduate level, as part of the HE School of Education and Arts lecturing team.