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BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (with Early Years Teacher Status) (Apprenticeship) at Teesside University

Teesside University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A degree apprenticeship pathway into early years teaching for people without a degree, combining paid work in an early years setting with academic study. Completion leads to Early Years Teacher Status.

Duration: 3 years part-time  |  Intake: February, May, September  |  Study mode: part-time (apprenticeship)  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 4 modules include Education and the State and Introduction to Pedagogical Theory. Level 5 includes Developing Pedagogy and Safeguarding and Wellbeing, and Level 6 includes Enhancing Pedagogy, a Research Project and End Point Assessment.

Career pathways

Early years teaching roles in early years settings and non-state-maintained primary schools in England, with progression into leadership, pastoral care or special educational needs.

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Entry requirements

Employer support is required. Apprentices must have lived in England for three years or more, be 18, and be employed in a paid position in an Ofsted-registered early years setting. Academic requirements: GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above in English, maths and science; two or three A levels or equivalent; capacity to meet the Early Years Teachers' Standards; a satisfactory suitability assessment; a formal interview. International applicants requiring a student visa cannot be accepted.

Intake: February, May, September

Duration: 3 years part-time

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