PGCE Early Years (EYTS) at University of Reading

Programme overview

A PGCE Early Years course training graduates to teach early education and care across the birth-to-five age range, leading to Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) and 60 master's credits. It is offered as a full-time Graduate Entry route over 12 months or a part-time Graduate Employment-based route over 12 months for those already working in the sector.

Department: Institute of Education | Duration: Full time: 12 months (Graduate Entry); part time 12 months (Graduate Employment-based) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Professional Studies: The Reflective Early Years Teacher, Families and Learning, and Shared, Guided and Independent Implementation (Early Years).

Career pathways

Graduates qualify as early years graduate leaders in day care, nurseries and preschools, academies and free schools, out-of-school settings, children's centres and home-based childcare. 99% of graduates in full-time employment were in graduate-level work and/or study 15 months after the course (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2022/23).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent from a university outside the UK. GCSE grade C (4) or above in English Language (English as a foreign language is not equivalent), mathematics and a science; some GCSE-equivalent tests are not accepted for Early Years ITT. Interview required, although applications are assessed case by case and practical experience may be taken into account. Graduate Employment-based pathway: trainees must be employed in an appropriate Early Years setting for at least 16 hours per week, in a setting operating the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. English language for international applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0 (or equivalent).

Duration: 12 months full-time

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