This programme is designed to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world experience, giving you the opportunity to apply your knowledge in a hands-on workplace setting. Over two years, you will complete an industry placement of at least 45 days, allowing you to refine your technical skills, build professional behaviours, and gain valuable insight into working in education or childcare.
You’ll explore the vital role of education and childcare, gaining a deeper understanding of how educators shape children’s development. The course focuses on developing positive relationships with young children, supporting and promoting play, development and early education, safeguarding and promoting health, safety and wellbeing to enable children to progress. Establishing professional relationships and working in partnership with colleagues, parents, carers and other professionals involved in supporting children’s development is a key element.
Your core understanding will be assessed through an examination, while your practical skills will be tested through an employer-set project. Maths, English, and digital skills are also integrated into the course in a way that is relevant to your future career.
All students take the core syllabus, and will take the Assistant Teaching specialism.
Five GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths. You will also need a science-related GCSE at grade 4 or above.
T Levels can lead straight into employment, or you can choose to continue your education through a higher apprenticeship or university: for more information, click here.
An Education and Early Years T Level can lead to roles as a teaching assistant, nursery worker, home visitor, special educational needs specialist, play therapist, or child social worker.
The world's largest school by student population is City Montessori School in Lucknow, India. With over 32,000 students attending daily, the school has more than 1,000 classrooms and has a fleet of 3,700 computers.