BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner)

Course co-ordinator contact details

Your course co-ordinator is: Julie Beams
Room Number: P1.09

Academic Welcome Details

On the Bedford campus

Welcome! Abigail and I are really pleased you have decided to enrol on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) degree and are looking forward to meeting you and working with you. We have many activities for you in Induction Week - some with you just on your own as a course group, and others with other courses within the School of Education. Please see the timetable below, and do not hesitate to contact me at julie.beams@beds.ac.uk for any information relating to the course. See you on Monday September 16th at 10.00am in room P1.01!

Academic induction schedule

Day

Time

Activities

Room

Monday

10:00

Welcome talk from Head of School, and information from Beds Student Union

P1.01

11:00

Icebreaker activities

P1.01

12:00

Picnic lunch with the course team - please bring something to eat and drink!

Forest School area or H0.08

13:00

Introduction to your course

H0.08

14:45

Introduction to BREO, your online learning platform

P1.01

Tuesday

9:00

Introduction to the Graduate Practitioner Competencies

H0.08

10:00

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ skills

P1.01

11:30

Library tour

Library

12:30

Lunch and meeting with Personal Academic Tutors (PATs)

Forest School/H0.08

13:30

Learning to Learn skills session

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P1.01

Wednesday

9:00

Introduction to GPCs and core unit 1

H0.08

11:00

Introduction to GPCs and core unit 2

H0.08

13:00

Sports Hall Freshers Fair and Scavenger Hunt

meet in P1.01

Thursday

10:00

Introduction to Studiosity

P1.01

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Careers Fair

Gateway building

Friday

10:00 – 12:00

OPTIONAL Drop in for PAT

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telephone

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ switchboard
During office hours
(Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
+44 (0)1234 400 400

Outside office hours
(Campus Watch)
+44 (0)1582 74 39 89

email

Admissions
admission@beds.ac.uk

International office
international@beds.ac.uk

Student support
sid@beds.ac.uk

Registration
sid@beds.ac.uk

social media

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