University course · real outcomes from HESA / Discover Uni · part of Careermash
University degree

Childhood, Youth & Special Educational Needs

Stratford College London Limited · London
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 25% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

The Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Early Years Professional Leadership is a two-year programme designed to inspire and support the next generation of early years leaders. Across the course, you will study Level 4 in your first year and progressing to Level 5 in your second. This carefully structured pathway allows you to build confidence, knowledge, and professional skills at each stage of your learning journey.

Created to reflect the needs of the early years education and care sector, the course helps you develop into a reflective, adaptable, and confident professional.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
80% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels80%
an Access course10%
Other10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
75%
Continue past first year
88%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£28,500
3 years on
£33,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled25%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation40%
Other Educational ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Secretarial and related occupations10%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled10%
Caring personal services10%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
What students say National Student Survey
88%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching97%
Assessment & feedback95%
Academic support95%
Well organised89%
Learning resources87%
Student community87%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Stratford College London Limited's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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