You will explore emotional intelligence, professional reflexivity and personal development. This module supports you to understand your values, motivations and strengths, while developing key academic skills such as reflective writing and critical thinking.

Children are supported by many services. You will study how education, health, social care and other professionals work together, using statutory guidance such as Working Together to Safeguard Children. You will also explore how data is shared and used to support children safely and ethically.

This module examines childhood in contemporary society. You will explore how identity, place, social class, gender and ethnicity shape children’s experiences, alongside children’s rights, agency and participation.

You will study development from birth to adolescence, combining knowledge of brain development with social factors such as poverty, race and power in education. The focus is on understanding children holistically and promoting social justice through practice.

You will be introduced to research as a practical tool for improving practice. You will learn how to ask research questions, use qualitative and quantitative methods, consider ethics, and explore the cognitive science of how children learn.

You will apply your learning directly in your workplace, using action research to evaluate strategies you use with children and young people and reflect on your professional growth.

You will engage in in‑depth study of safeguarding, professional boundaries and risk management, including learning from serious case reviews and analysing contextual safeguarding in your local area, with particular attention to children with SEND.

This module explores sustainability in everyday educational practice. You will consider ethical, relational and nature‑based approaches that support wellbeing, inclusion and sustainable learning environments.

Building on earlier learning, you will move from recognising inequality to actively addressing it. You will explore anti‑oppressive practice, voice, identity, parental and family influences, and hidden harms such as generational trauma, developing resources that support children and families.

You will examine how global political and economic ideologies shape education, SEND provision and safeguarding. This module helps you understand how policy decisions impact real‑world practice, funding and resources within children’s services.Accordion TitleAccordion content

You will develop your research skills further through collaborative inquiry and a literature review. The focus is on play, awe and wonder, and how research can be used as a tool for change in children’s settings.

In the final module, you will apply theory to inclusive practice. You will explore the SEND Code of Practice, collaborative working, digital and data literacy, and evidence-informed strategies to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.