Early Childhood Studies (with Early Years Teacher Status) (Apprenticeship) BA (Hons) course

Key highlights

• Apprenticeship route into early years teaching without an existing degree
• Combines hands-on classroom experience with academic study at university
• Leads to Early Years Teacher Status alongside the honours degree

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Creative Assembly Scholarship

  You may be eligible for £9,000 if you study games design and are facing financial difficulty, and / or identify as a woman, and / or are from a minority ethnic background.

  Up to £9,000

• Global Excellence Scholarships

  The Global Excellence Scholarship value is £2,000 for your first full academic year of study (all successful applicants on a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes).

  Up to £2,000

• Hill Scholarship

  You may be eligible for £6,000 if you study accounting and finance, and you have been educated at a Tees Valley school or college for at least three years.

  Up to £6,000

• Santander Brighter Futures

  You may be eligible for £1,000 if you study an undergraduate or postgraduate course.

  Up to £1,000

• Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship

  There are up to 30 Vice-Chancellor's Scholarships available, of £7,000 each, allocated as a fee waiver in the first year of study.

  Up to £7,000

Careers this course leads to

• Early Years Teacher
• Nursery Teacher
• Nursery Manager
• Early Years Practitioner
• Early Years Lead Practitioner

Cost of study

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 Teesside University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.