BA (Hons) Children and Early Childhood

Career opportunities are working with families and children in a range of different roles: for example, as support workers and assistants in schools, local authorities or health services. Students progress into roles in nurseries, schools and children's centres, supporting children and parents. With a good honours degree, you can go to post-graduate professional study such as teaching in the early years or social work.

The programme incorporates broad employability skills development that will help to prepare you for future employment. You will be encouraged to volunteer and have opportunities to participate in projects. There are guest lectures from professionals working in relevant areas and opportunities for site visits. Workshops are available for skills development.

All programmes are designed to incorporate employability skills development alongside your degree course. Our staff utilise their extensive connections to provide many and varied opportunities to engage with potential employers through fairs, guest lecture sessions, live projects and site visits. In addition, we offer a series of workshops and events in the first, second and third year that ensure all students are equipped with both degree-level subject knowledge and the practical skills employers are looking for in new graduate recruits.

Our award-winning careers service provides annual information sessions to help students prepare for employment. They work with regional and national employers to give careers fairs to advertise graduate positions and provide postgraduate support for all Teesside University alumni.

A typical offer is 72-96 tariff points from at least two A levels, T levels or equivalent. You must have GCSE English at grade 4 (grade C) or equivalent. And, if you intend to progress into teaching, you must have a grade C in science and maths.

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.