BA Childhood Practice at University of the West of Scotland

Entry requirements

Important Information: An offer of a place on the BA Childhood Practice is made on the basis of: your application; your practitioner status; your work experience; your employer support; your possession of current membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme (which includes a criminal records check by Disclosure Scotland); Academic & Professional Requirements: Professional Requirements: Applicants must hold practitioner status and relevent qualification: e.g. SVQ 4, PDA, or SVQ 3. You will also be required to: be currently employed as a practitioner in a role which requires you to be working for more than 16 hours per week; demonstrate two years’ experience prior to starting the course; demonstrate workplace support for the duration of your studies (a signed statement of support is required from your employer); Academic Requirements: SQA HNC / BTEC Level 4 HNC: Early Education & Childcare; Childhood Practice; Scottish Vocational Qualifications; SVQ Level 3 Social Services (Children & Young People)†; SVQ Level 4 Social Services (Children and Young People); Scottish Nursery Nurse Examination Board (SNNEB); † All applicants with SVQ Level 3 will be required to submit an additional APEL claim to support their application. You must possess a relevant practitioner qualification, as recognised by the SSSC. You will also be required to be employed as a practitioner throughout your studies, normally over 16 hours per week and with at least two years’ experience and practitioner registration with the SSSC. A signed statement of support from your workplace is required as part of the admission process. Interviews: We invite all suitable applicants to a group interview process. We operate a closing date for applications, which is the 30 th June 2024. Incomplete applications and applications not received by the closing date will not be considered for the academic year 24/25. English language: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no sub-test below 5.5. UCAS code X321.