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University degree

Education and Development

Iron Mill Education Limited
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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

Taught at Somerset Centre for Integrated Learning (SCIL), this foundation degree prepares you for various teaching roles, including teaching assistant, special needs assistant and cover supervisor. Combine studying and learning on the job to develop your experience and skills.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts20%
80-95 pts15%
96-111 pts5%
112-127 pts5%
144-159 pts5%
160-175 pts5%
How they qualified
90% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels90%
other higher education10%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
85%
Continue past first year
85%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£15,000
3 years on
£19,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled65%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled20%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled20%
What students say National Student Survey
85%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching79%
Assessment & feedback72%
Academic support83%
Well organised87%
Learning resources84%
Student community88%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Iron Mill Education Limited's own site.
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Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

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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