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The Education and Childcare T level provides you with the practical and academic skills and knowledge to move into employment, higher level apprenticeships or higher education. The course is designed to provide you with real work experience alongside a range of academic topics, developing your skills and abilities over the 2-year course.

If you are wanting to progress into a career working with children and strive to be the best you can then this is the course for you. You will be studying with other like-minded individuals who want to provide the best education and care for the children they will be supporting. You will spend time in excellent nursery and school provisions whilst completing your industry experience, this will support the knowledge you are gaining through your academic study.

The course itself has been developed in conjunction with employers and ensures the content follows the most up to date practice.

You will spend 60% of your time in taught sessions, which will involve simulation of real working experiences along with formal teaching.

The remaining 40% of your time will be in your industry placement. Whilst here you will be able to put your new knowledge into practice, developing your skills over the 2 years in preparation for your final formal assessments.

CACHE Level 3 Technical Qualification in Education and Childcare (Early Years Educator)

This is split into Core knowledge and Specialist knowledge. Core topics include child development, safeguarding, special educational needs, the role of families and support services and reflective practice

The occupational specialism we offer is the Early Years Educator. This will provide you with a licence to practise as an early years practitioner.

Throughout your course you will continue to use and develop your English, maths and Digital skills. These are key aspects towards future employment and study and mandatory towards your T level qualification.

• 2 Written Exams
• Employer set project
• Synoptic assignments
• Observation of practice in placement

On full completion you will receive a T level statement of achievement detailing the individual grades for different elements.

5 GCSEs Grade 9 - 4 including English and Maths.