This course is designed for those who wish to combine study with other commitments, and provides an opportunity to develop a range of vocational, academic and personal skills which will be of value in your practice in the workplace. The Foundation Degree
is completed over two years in 3 flexible one-week study blocks each year at St Edmund's Nursery School and Children's Centre in Bradford, an Outstanding provider of early years services and Nursery Education, the course is both a rigorous academic and coherant
vocational qualification, drawing heavily on work-based learning.
The next cohort study weeks in Bradford are;
Year 1
- 12 - 16 February 2018
- 14 - 18 May 2018
- 17 - 21 September 2018
Year 2
- 11 - 15 February 2019
- 13 - 17 May 2019
- 16 - 20 September 2019
Entry requirements are that you hold a level 3 qualification in a relevent area, GCSEs in maths and English at level C or above (some equivilencies can be accepted), have experience of working directly with children and families or involved in early childhood
services, and you are currently engaged in that work. Interviews will be held at St Edmund's, Washington Street, Girlington, Bradford.
For those who wish to take their studies further, St Edmund's offers a pathway to a BA (Hons) Top-up award, and a pathway into teaching with the Bradford Birth to 19 SCITT.
For an informal chat or more information please contact Andrea Layzell at St Edmund's Nursery School on 01274 543282, or contact Pen Green for an application form by emailing enquiries@pengreen.org