Summary

The purpose of this T Level qualification is to ensure that students have the knowledge and skills needed to progress in skilled employment within the education and early years sector. This qualification focuses on the study of education and early years, offering breadth and depth of study, by incorporating key knowledge and providing opportunities to acquire practical and technical skills.
This T Level qualification in education and early years has 2 components –

1 - Core knowledge and understanding covers the core knowledge, understanding and skills relevant education and early years, such as:

• Behaviour
• Child Development
• Equality and Diversity
• Parents, families and carers
• Safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing

2 –Occupational specialism covers the knowledge, understanding skills and behaviours that is required to achieve competency:

• Support and promote children’s play, development and early education
• Develop relationships with children to facilitate their development
• Plan, provide and review care, play and educational opportunities to enable children to progress
• Safeguard and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of children
• Work in partnership with colleagues, parents, carers and other professionals to support children’s development

As part of this T Level programme you are required to complete 750 hours in a an early years setting where you will gain hands-on experience in working within the sector, allowing you to put theory into practice and apply the knowledge that has been gained.

You must be able to demonstrate essential skills to work in early years:

• You must be caring
• You must demonstrate that you are motivated to work with children
• You must show patience when working with children
• You must have resilience to work in a challenging environment