EYFS and Phonics Teaching Diploma

EYFS

Module 01: Introduction to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
This module introduces learners to the EYFS framework, highlighting its structure, purpose, and statutory requirements. Learners will explore the principles underpinning early childhood education and understand how EYFS guides teaching and care practices.

Module 02: Introduction to EYFS Teaching and Early Years of Childhood Development
Learners will examine early childhood development stages, including physical, social, emotional, and cognitive milestones. The module emphasises understanding the needs of young children to deliver effective and age-appropriate teaching.

Module 03: Understanding the EYFS Framework
This module explores the EYFS statutory framework in detail, covering learning goals, developmental milestones, and assessment requirements. Learners will understand how to implement the framework effectively in early years settings.

Module 04: Importance of Early Years in Development
Learners will study how early experiences shape a child’s long-term development, learning, and socialisation. The module highlights the role of supportive, stimulating environments in fostering cognitive, emotional, and physical growth.

Module 05: Promoting Learning and Development in Early Years
This module focuses on strategies to promote holistic learning and development. Learners will explore child-centred teaching, play-based activities, and the integration of learning areas to maximise engagement and progress.

Module 06: Curriculum for EYFS Teaching
Learners will explore designing and implementing an EYFS curriculum that meets statutory and developmental requirements. The module covers planning, evaluation, and alignment with children’s individual needs.

Module 07: Methods for EYFS Teaching
This module examines diverse teaching methods suitable for early years, including structured play, guided learning, and inquiry-based approaches. Learners will understand how to adapt methods to various learning styles.

Module 08: EYFS Teaching Techniques
Learners will study practical techniques to enhance learning in EYFS settings. The module emphasises observation, scaffolding, differentiation, and assessment to ensure effective teaching outcomes.

Module 09: Literacy Development
This module covers approaches to developing early literacy skills, including reading, writing, and vocabulary. Learners will explore phonics, storytelling, and language-rich environments to build strong literacy foundations.

Module 10: Mathematics & Numeracy Development
Learners will study strategies to develop numeracy skills through practical activities, problem-solving, and structured play. The module highlights age-appropriate methods to introduce numbers, patterns, and mathematical concepts.

Module 11: Physical Development in the EYFS
This module explores gross and fine motor skill development and its role in early learning. Learners will examine activities that promote coordination, movement, and healthy physical growth.

Module 12: Play and Learning in the EYFS
Learners will explore the central role of play in learning, including imaginative, sensory, and structured play. The module emphasises planning play experiences that support development across all EYFS areas.

Module 13: Understanding the World
This module focuses on introducing children to their environment, communities, and cultures. Learners will explore activities that develop curiosity, observation skills, and understanding of the wider world.

Module 14: Personal, Social and Emotional Development in the EYFS
Learners will study strategies to support emotional regulation, social skills, and confidence in young children. The module highlights approaches for fostering positive relationships and resilience.

Module 15: Communication and Language Development
This module emphasises developing speaking, listening, and comprehension skills. Learners will explore techniques to encourage expressive language, vocabulary growth, and effective communication in early years.

Module 16: Expressive Arts and Design
Learners will study creative activities, including art, music, dance, and imaginative play. The module encourages fostering creativity, self-expression, and aesthetic appreciation in young children.

Module 17: Promoting Child Welfare in the Early Years
This module covers safeguarding principles, child protection policies, and promoting well-being. Learners will develop awareness of risks and strategies to ensure safety and positive emotional development.

Module 18: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Learners will explore identification, assessment, and support strategies for children with SEND. The module emphasises inclusive practices and adapting learning to meet individual developmental and educational needs.

Module 19: Working with Children Having Special Education Needs or Disabilities (SEN/SEND)
This module focuses on practical approaches to supporting children with SEN/SEND. Learners will examine personalised learning, collaboration with families, and multi-agency working to ensure inclusive education.

Phonics Teaching

Module 01: Understanding Phonics
This module introduces the principles of phonics education and explains how children learn to connect sounds with written language. Learners explore phonological awareness development and why structured phonics instruction underpins early reading success.

Module 02: Phonics and the Alphabet
This module examines how alphabet knowledge supports systematic phonics education in early literacy. Learners understand letter–sound correspondences, sequencing, and how phonological awareness strengthens recognition, recall, and accurate decoding skills.

Module 03: Phonics Teaching Strategies
This module explores evidence-based strategies used in effective phonics education classrooms. Learners examine modelling, repetition, multisensory approaches, and differentiation techniques that support phonological awareness for diverse learning needs.

Module 04: Implementing Phonics in Reading
This module focuses on applying phonics skills to reading development. Learners practise blending techniques, decoding strategies, and structured progression to support reading fluency and comprehension through systematic phonics education.

Module 05: Implementing Phonics in Writing
This module explores how phonics education supports spelling and written expression. Learners develop segmenting skills, sound mapping strategies, and structured approaches that strengthen independent writing accuracy and confidence.

Module 06: Teaching Initial Sounds
This module examines teaching methods for introducing initial sounds effectively. Learners explore phonological awareness activities that help children recognise, articulate, and apply beginning sounds during early phonics education.

Module 07: Teaching Vowel Sounds
This module focuses on teaching short and long vowel sounds within structured phonics education. Learners explore progression, common misconceptions, and strategies to support accurate blending and segmenting in reading and spelling.

Module 08: Teaching Consonant Sounds
This module examines how consonant sounds are introduced, practised, and reinforced. Learners develop approaches that strengthen phonological awareness and support clear pronunciation, decoding accuracy, and spelling development.

Module 09: Dealing with Common Phonics Difficulties
This module addresses challenges learners may face during phonics education. It explores support strategies for SEND and dyslexia, focusing on targeted intervention, adaptive teaching, and maintaining learner confidence.

Module 10: Developing Phonics Lesson Plans
This module explores structured lesson planning within phonics education. Learners design sessions that integrate phonological awareness, blending, and segmenting while aligning objectives, activities, and outcomes clearly.

Module 11: Teaching Blending and Segmenting
This module develops learner confidence in teaching blending and segmenting skills explicitly. Learners explore progression models, practical classroom techniques, and strategies to support accurate reading and spelling development.

Module 12: Phonics Assessment and Progress Tracking
This module focuses on assessment approaches used in phonics education. Learners explore formative and summative assessment methods, record-keeping practices, and progress tracking to support informed instruction and learner development.