T-Level Education and Childcare

What is T-Level Education and Childcare?

You will complete a Level 3 Technical Qualification in Education and Childcare with an occupational specialism focusing on Early Years in year two. This aims to develop your knowledge in building relationships with children and young people to support and promote their learning and development.

Included alongside the technical qualification is the completion of an industrial placement each week, working with children in nursery and/or school in year one, and nursery including babies in year two.

The industry placement enables students to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to work successfully in this industry and be work-ready at the end of the course. 

On successful completion of the T-Level, you will be awarded a license to practice as an Early Years Practitioner, alongside the achievement of a T-Level.

What Will You Study on the Education and Early Years T-Level?

In year one you will study 12 elements of core knowledge inclusive of:

• The wider education context

• Child development

• Supporting education

• Safeguarding health and well-being

• Behaviour

• Observation and assessment

• Equality and Diversity

• Special educational needs and disability

• English as an additional language

• Parents families and carers

• Working with others

• Reflective practice

This is supported by a package of employability and enrichment opportunities to strengthen the core knowledge, skills and behaviours developed during your studies.

In year two you will focus on the completion of an occupational specialism within Early Years Education and Childcare. This aims to develop the knowledge and skills that are required to enter into the workplace as a competent practitioner or for further study. It aims to deepen the core knowledge developed in year one in application to practice within the early year’s sector.