Level 3 T Level in Education and Early Years

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Is this course for you?

To be accepted onto this course you will need five GCSE's at grades 4-9 (to include English, Maths and Science)

We are blazing a trail for ambitious students through this prestigious new qualification. Designed with great input from employers, the content is up-to-date, relevant, engaging, and can lead straight into a career. This T Level programme will prepare you for working with young children and their families. You will spend 20% of your time on a placement, giving you great insight into the industry and a head-start in your career. We will develop your skills for a variety of workplaces, such as schools and private homes.

This course is ideal for School Leavers who want to pursue a career working with, or educating, children. The course provides a route into apprenticeships, university or employment.

T Levels are two-year, technical programmes designed with employers to give young people the skills that industry needs. They give students aged 16 to 18 a technical alternative to A Levels and will help them to get a skilled job. T Levels will provide a mixture of:

Technical knowledge and practical skills specific to their chosen industry or occupation
An industry placement of at least 45 days in their chosen industry or occupation
Relevant maths, English and digital skills
Common workplace skills
An industry placement of at least 45 days in their chosen industry or occupation
Relevant maths, English and digital skills
Common workplace skills

What experience and skills will you gain?

The core units are:

Education context: an overview of childcare and education 0-19; working in the sector, roles and responsibilities plus career opportunities
Child development: expected patterns of development from 0-19 including language, social interaction, wellbeing, transitions and significant events
Supporting education: different key stages, skills and characteristics that support education, pedagogical approaches, the role of metacognition, using technology and factors affecting development of literacy and mathematics
Safeguarding, health and wellbeing: statutory guidance, legal requirements, children at risk and in need, signs of danger or abuse and impacts
Behaviour: the stages of development and factors that impact behaviour and therefore the implications for managing behaviour
Observation and assessment: purposes and importance of assessment
Equality and diversity: legislation, regulation and codes of practice
Special educational needs and disability (SEND): principles of inclusion, relevant laws, codes of practice and professionals/organisations
English as an Additional Language (EAL): stages of acquiring language and factors affecting it, strategies to support those learning EAL
Parents, families and carers: working effectively with these people
Working with others: agencies and services that support children, families and carers, developing professional boundaries and relationships
Reflective practice: current priorities and debates in education, continuing professional development, development feedback and strategies.
The Early Years Education and Childcare Specialist Unit will focus on:
Supporting and promoting children’s play, development and early education
Developing relationships with children to facilitate their development
Planning, providing and reviewing care, play and educational opportunities to enable children to progress
Safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of children
Working in partnership with colleagues, parents, carers and other professionals to support children’s development

Campus
This course will be delivered at Lambeth College - Clapham
What do you need to apply?

Five GCSEs at grades 4-9 (to include English and Maths GCSEs at 4-9)

Or

Relevant level 2 qualification at merit grade or higher English and/or maths at level 2 or higher
How will you be assessed?

Assessment is through two exams, employer set project industry placement and an occupational specialism project.
Where can this course take you?

On completion of this course, you could continue studying through an apprenticeship to grow your skills in the workplace or study a related subject at university, such as early years or teaching