Start Date
- September 2027, Full Time, Day
What You Will Study
Are you passionate about working with children and supporting them to develop and thrive? Are you a caring and patient person? The T Level qualification in Education and Early Years (Early Years Educator) will provide you with extensive knowledge of how children learn and develop, and your role in supporting them.
You will be able to put theory into practice with your two-day a week work placement. On the Early Years Educator pathway, you will be placed in a nursery or preschool for your work placement.
There are seven elements of study in the first year, and these will include topics such as:
- Child development
- Working in partnership with other professionals
- SEND (special educational needs and disabilities)
- Safeguarding
In the second year, you will continue to study the care and development of children under seven, building on your learning from year one including how to support children's development and the importance of play. You will need to achieve a minimum of 750 hours of placement experience to pass the course.
To excel on the T Level, you will need to be prepared to share your thoughts and ideas in lessons and engage with group and individual presentations and tasks. You can expect your lecturers to support you to gain independent study skills to support your success on the course.
You will also benefit from guest speakers sharing their knowledge and expertise of childcare topics and local trips to enrich your learning, all while being supported by a dedicated and enthusiastic team of childcare experts.
Why Choose City College Norwich?
Experience the working world
Through the college's links to the industry, all childcare and early years students complete relevant work-related activities as part of the course.
Expert teaching staff
Our highly skilled teaching staff are experts in childcare and early years education
Unique opportunities
You will participate in promotional campaigns and charity events, as well as attending subject trips and visits
Entry Requirements
- Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English language and maths.
- Attend a taster day
- Complete associated diagnostic tasks
- Two positive references
- Completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- It is also desirable that you have undertaken some work experience in an education setting.
How You Will Be Assessed
The first-year assessments consist of:
- One written exam. There will be multiple choice, short and extended writing questions.
- An employer-set project consisting of a range of tasks including, but not limited to, a presentation, a support plan, activity plan and a reflection.
In the occupational specialism year, your work placement assessment will contribute 50% of your overall mark. The placement assessment for Early Years Educator consists of:
- Demonstration of the early years' competencies
- Achievement of a minimum of 750 hours placement experience
- Three structured observations of your practice carried out by an assessor
Academic knowledge and application to practice is assessed through two written examinations linked to planning learning and development opportunities, considering all aspects of their implementation; and practices around observing children.
Course Progression
On successful completion you could progress onto an Apprenticeship or higher education course in fields such as education, psychology and social work
Through City College Norwich Higher Education, you could study BA (Hons) Additional Needs and Disabilities (Children And Young People) or BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies.
Where Your Course Can Take You
You could progress into employment as a nursery practitioner or onto other support roles working with children and young people.
Fees
If you are a UK or home fee status student and aged 16-18 on the 31st August before the start of your course, tuition fees are free.
Why Choose City College Norwich?
Experience the working world
Through the college's links to the industry, all childcare and early years students complete relevant work-related activities as part of the course.
Expert teaching staff
Our highly skilled teaching staff are experts in childcare and early years education
Unique opportunities
You will participate in promotional campaigns and charity events, as well as attending subject trips and visits
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