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BA (Hons) Primary Early Years Education with QTS

Edge Hill University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

We’ll help you develop your own expertise and understanding of how children learn. You’ll study both the national curriculum and the EYFS statutory curriculum, and build up your knowledge in the subjects you will be teaching.

You’ll gain experience by working in a variety of schools and other settings, alongside experienced teachers. You’ll also undertake your own research projects to build up your specialist subject knowledge.

General Eligibility

Typical offer 112-120 UCAS Tariff points, for which no specific subjects are required, plus GCSE English Language, GCSE Mathematics, and GCSE Science at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent).

You are expected to have a commitment to early years education, demonstrating the personal attributes, values, and motivation required to train as a teacher.

An interview forms part of the selection process.

Please note, for the purposes of initial teacher training, level 2 literacy and numeracy qualifications are not considered equivalent to GCSE Grade C or Grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Early Years Curriculum: Teaching and Learning

Early Years Specialism: The Playful Curriculum

Exploring Studentship and Professional Identity

Pedagogy of the Early Years Teacher

Researching Values in Education

Understanding Reflective Practice

2 Year 2

Building Studentship and Professional Identity

Developing as Reflective Practitioners

Early Years Specialism: International Perspectives on Early Years Education

Extending Understanding of Educational Values

Pedagogy of the Early Years Teacher

The Creative Curriculum in Practice

3 Year 3

Advocating Educational Values

Contemporary Debates in Early Childhood Education

Developing Specialism in Early Years Education

Employing Studentship and Professional Identity

Mastering Reflective Practice

Pedagogy of the Early Years Leader

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.

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