The module aims to develop a critical awareness of national policies in early childhood education and the effective leadership of them. The engagement with...

Leadership in Early Childhood Education (LCLL0025)

The module aims to develop a critical awareness of national policies in early childhood education and the effective leadership of them. The engagement with current debates and issues, theories, research and leadership practices will promote a deeper understanding of leading policy and practice in early childhood education. There will be an opportunity for students to critically examine leadership practices within early years contexts and early childhood education.
At the end of the module, students should demonstrate a comprehensive and conceptual knowledge and understanding of national policies in early childhood education, leadership theories, research and practice. A critical awareness of effective characteristics for early childhood leadership and a critical evaluation of leadership in early childhood education.

Italian Levels 6+7: Professional Purposes (LCIT0015)

The course is designed for very advanced level students requiring the language for professional purposes.

It comprises knowledge and understanding both of the structure of the language and its use in professional environments, such as presentations, meetings and conferences. The course covers career development in Italy, business culture and conventions, negotiating and interacting, reading specialist texts (i.e. in the student’s main degree subject e.g. engineering), note-taking and debates as well as other related topics. These areas will be related back to the student’s degree subject.

The course will enhance knowledge and use of linguistically complex structures (a variety of styles and registers from a range of authentic material).

Various transferable skills will also be further developed.

For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules