Postgraduate - UnitEDF5924 - Early years professional experience 4

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. systematically plan, design, implement and evaluate research-led and intentional curriculum practices that draw on explicit links to diverse children's experiences in their families and communities
2. effectively engage children in learning through explorations of constructive and meaningful activities as informed by contemporary child development theories
3. collaborate ethically and professionally with colleagues to reflect and assess their own personal professional learning and development
4. foster professional relationships with children, families, and staff colleagues
5. effectively participate in and organise children's activities in the preschool setting
6. demonstrate inclusive practices that respect and draw on knowledge of young children and their families' diverse social, cultural, religious and ethnic community contexts
7. be familiar with current policy frameworks that frame early childhood education (birth to 8) at local, national and international levels and make use of relevant documents for the preschool setting
8. demonstrate capacity for full centre control, and understandings about how contemporary perspectives in early childhood education are implemented in practice within preschool setting.