Edge Hill University

Early Years Leadership (Top Up) BA (Hons)

Edge Hill UniversityEdge Hill University, Holy Cross College and University Centre (Bury)

Course overview

Enhance your understanding of early years leadership as you discover how to lead educational practice and change in early years settings and beyond the classroom.

Key highlights

  • Learn how to lead educational practice in early years settings
  • Develop skills to manage and drive change in early years provision
  • Explore early years leadership beyond the classroom

Entry requirements

  • IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS Academic overall 6.0 with no element below 5.5

Scholarships

  • Alumni Loyalty Scholarship

    A £1,000 tuition fee discount will be automatically applied to international fee-paying students.

    Up to £1,000
  • Global Vice-Chancellor’s Award

    We are delighted to offer the Global Vice-Chancellor’s Award, a scholarship worth £3,000 for international fee-paying students studying an eligible full-time undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research degree

    Up to £3,000
  • Sports Scholarship for Applicants

    Gold - up to £1,000; Silver - Up to £500; Bronze - Up to £250 per academic year.

Careers this course leads to

  • Early years manager
  • Nursery manager
  • Early years practitioner
  • Children's centre leader
  • Early years room leader

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 for the course

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Edge Hill University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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