Be inspired by our blogPDA Education Support Assistant student, Emily Kennedy, tells us what her job involves, and how the course has led to the first step in her new career. Take the next step in Early Years: Meet Alex McNamara. He started on our PDA Education Support Assistant course before progressing to HNC Additional Support Needs. The Education Support Assistant (ESA) role is particularly relevant in educational settings. It provides support for a range of children and young people with Additional Support Needs in primary or secondary school settings. Working in an ESA role requires patience, sensitivity and...

Be inspired!Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early year’s provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early childhood education experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. Meaningful play is an important element of early year’s courses, however there’s also a significant amount of theory which increases with each level. So as well as having hands-on fun, be prepared for a lot of reading and writing too. This course introduces you to the knowledge and understanding you’ll need to...

Be inspired!Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early year’s provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early childhood education experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. Meaningful play is an important element of early year’s courses, however there’s also a significant amount of theory which increases with each level. So as well as having hands-on fun, be prepared for a lot of reading and writing too. This course introduces you to the knowledge and understanding you’ll need to...

Be inspired!Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early year’s provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early childhood education experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. Meaningful play is an important element of early year’s courses, however there’s also a significant amount of theory which increases with each level. So as well as having hands-on fun, be prepared for a lot of reading and writing too. This course introduces you to the knowledge and understanding you’ll need to...

Be inspired!Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early years provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early learning and childcare experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. The current focus is very much on meaningful play and how it can benefit a child's physical, social and emotional, cognitive and language development, rather than simply being all about fun. At this level, there's a significant amount of research and writing required, as you explore the theory and practices relevant...

Be inspired!Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early years provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early learning and childcare experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. The current focus is very much on meaningful play and how it can benefit a child's physical, social and emotional, cognitive and language development, rather than simply being all about fun. At this level, there's a significant amount of research and writing required, as you explore the theory and practices relevant...

Be inspired!Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early years provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early learning and childcare experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. The current focus is very much on meaningful play and how it can benefit a child's physical, social and emotional, cognitive and language development, rather than simply being all about fun. At this level, there's a significant amount of research and writing required, as you explore the theory and practices relevant...

Be inspiredMeet Abigail Colman. She studied HNC Childhood Practice and now works as an Early Years Practitioner. Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early years provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early childhood education experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. Meaningful play is an important element of early years courses, however there's also a significant amount of theory which increases with each level. So as well as having hands-on fun, be prepared for a lot of...

Be inspiredMeet Abigail Colman. She studied HNC Childhood Practice and now works as an Early Years Practitioner. Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early years provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early learning and childcare experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. Access to Childhood Practice is part of the Scottish Widening Access Programme (SWAP) and is specifically for adults who have been out of full-time education for at least 5 years. SWAP programmes are designed to...

Be inspiredMeet Abigail Colman. She studied HNC Childhood Practice and now works as an Early Years Practitioner. Dillan tells us why he recommends a career in Early Years, and why he loves going to work every day!Early years provision has changed significantly over the years. Today effective early childhood education experiences are recognised as playing a key role in future life chances and achievement. Meaningful play is an important element of early years courses, however there's also a significant amount of theory which increases with each level. So as well as having hands-on fun, be prepared for a lot of...