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The New BA Hons. Early Years EducationAs society changes, so must we …

Dr. Cian O’ NeillDept. of Sport, Leisure & Childhood Studies

Date: 01.12.16

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The Current Programme Model

3 Year Level 7 Degree with a Level 8 add-on

… 88% progressed to the Level 8 programme in AY1617

Placement in Years 1-3 for 6-8 weeks

‘Short–Fat’ module structure to facilitate Placement

Strong emphasis on the role of Creative Arts in Education

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If it’s not broken …

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If it’s not broken …

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If it’s not broken …

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If it’s not broken …‘The analogy of the misinformed!!!’

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Advisory Panel Meeting

• Level 8 Ab initio Programme• Level 7 Exit Award

• Review of the Placement Experience (2 X 12 weeks)• Enhance the Pers. & Prof. Development suite of modules

• Introduce new & more topical modules• Rationalise some current suites to accommodate this

• Scope for more cross-curricular links with Montessori Ed.

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What won’t change …

Applied & Employment-Focused Programme Placement: Linking theory with practice, developing as a reflective practitioner,

mentored by cooperating educators in the school/educational setting as well as by Institute tutors

Portfolio of Learning: Developing a Portfolio of Learning detailing all the content, concepts & practical experiences that they learned throughout the programme

Case Study Assessments: Case Study on one aspect of multicultural educational settings or the presence of diversity in a school setting

Resource Development: Creation & development of a ‘Parents Handbook’ that can be provided in schools to parents who would like guidelines & ideas regarding home-based activities from both an educational and play perspective

Curriculum Development: Devise their own curriculum for the EYE sector. This could be an adaptation of current guidelines or a totally new & novel curriculum that they feel is appropriate to contemporary education in such settings

Group Work: Students engage in group work across the 4 years in various tasks, e.g. to develop an emergent curriculum that promotes diversity & inclusivity

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What won’t change …

There has been a long standing relationship between the EYE programme with the Vincerola International Montessori Day Nursery & Pre-School (Germany). The most recent cohort (12 students) completed a 12 week student mobility programme in Spring 2016

We are currently in the process of establishing a MOU with a Partner Universities in both Malta sand the US to expand our international mobility opportunities to our students

Student Mobility: Vincerola & Beyond

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What won’t change …

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Dr. Cian O’ Neill01.12.16

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