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Free Level 2 Early Years Neuroscience Course Online – Academy Transformation Trust Further Education

CostFREE
Duration105 hours
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 2 Neuroscience in Early Years Course. Study online. You can work through the course at your own pace, fitting study around your other commitments. It covers how the brain develops from birth to age seven, focusing on self-regulation and how children learn to manage emotions like fear, anger, and sadness. You'll explore how caring, responsive adults support that development. The course takes around 105 hours in total.

Who this course is for

This qualification provides an introduction to neuroscience in the early years--from birth to seven years. Self-regulation in the early years is a critical set of skills that help children to remain calm, attentive, and able to deal with powerful emotions such as fear, anger, and sadness. Children are not born with these skills; they develop them over time when they are supported to understand their feelings and actions by caring and responsive adults.

This qualification covers key factors that may affect development in children such as stress, adverse childhood experiences, and special educational needs and disabilities.

Entry requirements

You must be 19+ at the beginning of the academic year to enrol on this course and be a resident within the EU for 3 years+.

This course is FREE for eligible learners. Please enquire further with us regarding the eligibility requirements.

What you will learn

  • You'll understand how the brain develops in children from birth to seven years.
  • You'll learn what self-regulation means and why it matters in early childhood.
  • You'll explore how children develop the ability to manage powerful emotions.
  • You'll understand the role adults play in supporting children's emotional and cognitive development.
  • You'll learn how neuroscience research connects to everyday early years practice.
  • You'll develop knowledge of key factors that affect brain development in the early years.

How you will learn

The course is delivered entirely online, so you study in your own time and at your own pace. Assessment is through written assignments or knowledge-based tasks completed online. You submit your work digitally and receive feedback from your assessor. There are no exams to sit in person.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Academy Transformation Trust Further Education will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery practitioner: support children's learning and development in a nursery setting.
  • Early years educator: work in a nursery, pre-school, or reception class.
  • Childcare worker: provide care and stimulation for young children.
  • Teaching assistant: support children in a primary school or early years unit.
  • Family support worker: help families understand and support child development.
  • Play worker: lead play-based activities for young children in community settings.

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Award in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND): deepen your understanding of children with additional needs.
  • Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma: the qualification recognised in statutory nursery staffing ratios, and the natural next step for anyone working toward a qualified practitioner role.
  • Level 3 Award in Childcare and Education: broadens your knowledge across early years practice and child development.
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