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Working with Children in Early Years & Education
If you have completed a Level 5 qualification you may want to consider our Top Up Degree, BA (Hons) Working with Children in Early Years and Education. This one year level 6 qualification is delivered on Thursdays from 1pm to 6.30pm with drop in dissertation support from 11am. This provides students with the opportunity to complete a full degree whilst volunteering or in paid employment alongside. This degree is designed for people who are working with children in an educational or social context.
The BA Top Up is validated by Middlesex University who awards the degree yet delivered and assessed by Cardinal Newman College adhering to the university academic regulations Policies | Middlesex University
What are the Entry Requirements?
To study at level 6 you must have achieved a Level 5 qualification within the last five years, achieving 240 credits. As this is a work related Top Up where all learning, teaching and assessment is related to practice you should be working or volunteering with children and / or families in an educational or social context for at least one day a week.
What are the course fees?
From 2025, the course fees will be £6,185 and tuition fee loans are available for this course, plus other maintenance loans depending on individual eligibility.
Further information and guidance is available from the Student Loan website (www.gov.uk/student-finance) or from Kathy Salisbury: ksalisbury@cardinalnewman.ac.uk
What Will I Study on the Working with Children in Early Years and Education BA Honours Degree?
The course will take place every Thursday, term time only for 33 weeks, from 1pm – 6.30pm. Level 6 students will also meet with their disseration supervisors for tutorials on Thursday mornings or at an alternative day/time to fit in with student’s other commitment.
On the Working with Children in Early Years and Education degree you will study a variety of modules which include:
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Module Code |
Module Title |
Credits |
Delivery |
|
WWC: 6:3 |
Equality and Diversity |
20 |
Term 2 |
|
WWC: 6:5 |
Leadership and Management |
20 |
Term 1 |
|
WWC: 6:4 |
Dissertation |
40 |
Year long |
|
WWC: 6:2 |
Learning in the Outdoor Environment |
20 |
Term 1 |
|
WWC: 6:1 |
Contemporary Issues |
20 |
Term 2 |
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Downloads
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| BA Hons Top Up Handbook 2025 2026 |