BA(Hons) Early Years Education (Top up)

Study our exciting one-year standalone BA(Hons) Early Years Education course (HE level 6) and gain the skills and knowledge you'll need to develop your management or leadership career in an early years setting or school.

Why study Early Years Education?

Research has established the importance of offering high-quality education from birth. On the Early Years Education degree, we'll consider the ideas that are central to children's lives and explore how we can offer positive, productive and successful learning opportunities to young learners. We'll also explore aspects of teamwork and leadership.

Why UWE Bristol?

You'll gain an in-depth insight into how key theory and principles inform early years education practice in the UK and explore dialogic approaches to learning and teaching. You'll also have opportunities to develop your skills in research communication and leadership, as well as in debate and critical thinking. The course also includes opportunities to hear from different early years professionals.

Where can it take me?

Our course will prepare you to work towards leadership or managerial roles in an early years setting within international contexts.

This is an ideal route into a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Please note that you'll need a PGCE if you wish to obtain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) (an appropriate visa may be required).

As this is a 'knowledge-only' pathway, if you don't already have a qualification recognised by the Department for Education, then this route will also be required if you wish to be included in the adult:child ratio in a UK Early Years Foundation Stage setting.

Careers / Further study

The skills and knowledge you'll gain on this course will fully prepare you to step into a leadership or management role within a school or early years setting.

Please note that this course is a 'knowledge-only' pathway, which means you will need further training to be classed as qualified in an Early Years Foundation Stage setting.

For further information please visit the UK Government website.

If you wish to study further, there are some courses which may interest you, including our Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) International Early Years.

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