Postgraduate Credit Graduate Employment Based Route Early Years Teacher Status
University of Wolverhampton
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Why choose this course?Our Graduate Employment Based Route to Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) is a one-year part-time route for graduates working in an early years setting who need further training to demonstrate the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years). The course complies with the statutory guidance from the Department for Education for Early Years Initial Teacher Training courses.This course is specifically designed to ensure that those who are successful will be recommended for the award of ...Read more

Why choose this course?

Our Graduate Employment Based Route to Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) is a one-year part-time route for graduates working in an early years setting who need further training to demonstrate the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years). The course complies with the statutory guidance from the Department for Education for Early Years Initial Teacher Training courses.

This course is specifically designed to ensure that those who are successful will be recommended for the award of Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) - the professional award required by all those who wish to teach in an early years setting.

As a trainee you will learn how to teach within the birth to 5 years age range. You will learn how to develop skills, knowledge and understanding for teaching early years through a combination of employment-based and university-led training.

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The Graduate Employment Based Route to to the Department for Education for Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS), and enables you to take up a qualified teaching post in a early years setting.

As successful trainees will already be employed in Early Years there will be additional opportunities available to use the status to work across a wider range of settings and to develop management and leadership potential.

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To hold a first degree of a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification. For example Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of science (BSc) etc. or similar. They are sometimes known as 'undergraduate' or 'first' degrees. To have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (previously Grade C) in the GCSE examinations in English, Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Combined Science). Please note we do NOT accept GCSE Short Courses, GCSE Equivalent Tests from other institutions or organisations, Key Skills Level 2 or Functional Skills Level 2.

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University of Wolverhampton
University of Wolverhampton , Wolverhampton

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University of Wolverhampton
Gorway Road Walsall West Midlands WS1 3EZ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bescot Stadium  0.6 miles away
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