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University degree

Children and Young People - Early Years

Boston College
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

The demand for highly qualified practitioners to work with children, young people and their families is rapidly increasing. The Children and Young People (Early Years) FdA Level 5 is awarded by the University of Derby and has been developed with sector employers and designed to help you to develop skills and knowledge to support children. All of the modules will directly relate to your working environment to help you to evaluate and understand practice in more depth.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels90%
an Access course5%
other higher education5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
90%
Continue past first year
91%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£20,000
After 15 months
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation45%
Other Educational ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%
Process, plant and machine operatives5%
What students say National Student Survey
91%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching93%
Assessment & feedback89%
Academic support89%
Well organised91%
Learning resources69%
Student community86%
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