Module Information

Module Identifier
ED14420
Module Title
Partnerships in Principle and Practice
Academic Year
2024/2025
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Reading List
Other Staff

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Essay  900 Words  30%
Semester Assessment Portfolio  2100 Words  70%
Supplementary Assessment Essay  ( 900 Words  30%
Supplementary Assessment Portfolio  2100 Words  70%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Understand and evaluate the main principles underpinning early years legislation, policy and practice in partnership working

Critically reflect and evaluate on the need for partnership working in the early years setting

Develop the ability to work and communicate effectively with partners in early years settings

Brief description

Partnership working is central to the work of early years’ practitioners. This module will look at effective models for partnership working and why such methods are essential in the early years. Leadership skills to ensure successful partnership working will be reflected upon and interventions to develop these will be discussed. An opportunity to explore partnership working in practice will be given during the 50 hour placement.

Content

​Lectures and seminars will be based on the following:

1. Partnership working
2. Rights based approaches
3. Leading and managing partnership working (including theories of leadership and management)
4. Approaches, skills and qualities for the effective leadership and management of teams
5. Leading recruitment and induction
6. Effective team performance and managing conflict
7. Innovation and change
8. Coaching and mentoring

Weeks 9 and 10 – students will be undertaking placements (50 hours in total). Throughout the seminar sessions, students will be supported on finding and organising placements.

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Application of Number Occasional descriptive statistics in lectures and sources.
Communication Communication techniques are a vital element throughout lectures and seminars. Spoken communication throughout seminar activities. Written communication throughout written assessments.
Improving own Learning and Performance Feedback from the written assignment and personal reflection during seminar tasks and the portfolio encourage improved performance.
Information Technology Written assignments will be word-processed and students will be using ICT to research
Personal Development and Career planning Students will be encouraged to reflect upon and evaluate their skills
Problem solving An essential element in the process of critical assessment
Research skills Research is required for the main assessments and will be for the seminar tasks.
Subject Specific Skills Students will be challenged and encouraged to develop a range of professional skills
Team work Team work, in form of key professional behaviors and interdisciplinary working procedures, will be an important skill that will be developed throughout

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4