Children's Holistic Learning and Development

The module explores the construction of childhood and examines the underpinning theory of child development pre and post birth.  In turn, the Realising the Ambition guidance document and early level frameworks will be investigated through the lens of psychological research, socio-cultural theory and developmentally appropriate practice.  A particular emphasis will be placed on empowering children to develop metacognitive skills. 

Students will compare, contrast and evaluate the contribution of psychology towards understanding human development e.g. neuroscience, nature-nurture debate, cognition, language and learning, social and emotional elements - particularly looking at core theorists such as Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner, Bowlby, Chomsky and Nutbrown.  Current Early Learning and Childcare frameworks will be explored and liked to this underpinning theory. 

At the end of this module the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of developmental theories relating to Early Learning and Childcare
• ​​Compare and contrast theory and link to play, learning and development
• ​​Acquire broad knowledge of the Scottish Government frameworks for children’s learning and the resulting expected practice
• ​​Investigate some aspects of professional practice by drawing on the main psychological and learning theories and principles which underpin the frameworks

This is an SCQF Level 7 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

Delivery

The module will be delivered at Lanarkshire campus on Fridays, 9am-12.30pm.

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Laura Lindsay.

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  If you do not meet this criteria, please enquire here.

Graduate Apprenticeship

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship - BA Early Learning and Childcare.

Developed in response to A Blueprint for 2020: The Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare (2017) and Skills Development Scotland’s Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Early Learning and Childcare sector (2017), the GA offers a work-based learning route to developing qualified and competent Early Learning and Childcare practitioners.

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

• Children's Holistic Learning and Development 
• Introduction to Early Childhood Philosophy & Practice 
• Children's Voice 
• Facilitating Children's Play and Pedagogy 
• The Team Around the Child 
• Communication and Literacy in the Early Years 
• Creativity Across the Curriculum 
• Health, Wellbeing Promotion and Safeguarding 
• Leading Learning in Science and Mathematics 
• Observation, Assessment and Reflection 
• Working in a Team 
• Ethics and Social Justice in the Early Years 

For further information, please contact apprenticeships@uws.ac.uk