
Bury College recently hosted a Higher Education Fair for its current learners, welcoming representatives from over 20 different universities.
Our Childcare courses are designed to build the knowledge and skills you will need when working with children.
During your course you will study a wide range of subjects in college and have the opportunity to put new skills into practice whilst on work placement. You will need to be a reliable and enthusiastic person with sensitivity to the needs of children and be willing to work hard. Successful completion at Level 3 will give you a professional qualification to work with children, without supervision, in a wide range of different work roles.
You will benefit from hands-on experience of working with children in a real childcare setting. Our facilities include an on-site Nursery and Forest School.
Please note, a DBS check will be required when you enrol on the course in order to complete a placement.
The topics studied on this course are:
This programme includes a Transition Module and a 5-day work experience placement to support progression onto a T Level in Education and Childcare.
You will be assessed using a range of methods, includes direct observation in the workplace as part of your practical placement.
Career opportunities may include:
A booklist is available for this Study Programme. The total cost of books is approximately £30 (also available to loan from the library).
There is also an optional childcare uniform, which you may like to purchase.
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
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