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University degree

Early Years

Whitefield Academy Trust
Qualification
Degree
Length
3 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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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

A practical early years course with a work placement twice a week, as well as visits to forest schools/outdoor learning centres and the opportunity to graduate with Early Years Teacher Status.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
64-79 pts10%
80-95 pts5%
96-111 pts30%
112-127 pts20%
128-143 pts10%
144-159 pts20%
160-175 pts5%
How they qualified
95% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels95%
no formal qualifications5%
other higher education5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
86%
Continue past first year
95%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£26,000
After 15 months
£22,000
3 years on
£26,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled25%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation15%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Secretarial and related occupations5%
Customer service occupations5%
Other Educational ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Nursing ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%
Elementary occupations5%
What students say National Student Survey
95%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching96%
Assessment & feedback96%
Academic support95%
Well organised94%
Learning resources95%
Student community92%
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Whitefield Academy Trust's own site.
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