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BA (Hons) Childhood Studies with Primary Education (Foundation Year)

Have you always been fascinated by how children learn and experience primary education? Are you passionate about their emotional wellbeing, development and rights?

Develop into a thoughtful and flexible practitioner, acting as an amazing advocate for primary age children. You’ll benefit from practical work placements, one-on one professional support and insight from experience.

How children learn and experience childhood has never been more important, and together with a whole host of new contemporary research around emotional wellbeing, safeguarding and the rights of the child, there is no better time than now to gain a greater understanding of this important topic.

Meeting the learning and developmental needs of a young person is crucial to their wellbeing, mental health and academic ability. As a professional involved in this area, it’s important that you’re the best you can be and you’re keeping up with current research.

Campus Information

High Wycombe Campus

At our High Wycombe Campus you’ll be in the heart of the action. As our main campus, it is home to a range of state-of-the-art facilities, such as personal Art & Design workspaces, Aviation Simulator, Gym and Film and TV Studios.

Intakes

Jan
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June
Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Once you’ve graduated with your degree in Early Childhood and Primary Education Studies, you’ll be well qualified to think about several different careers.

You could consider completing teacher training via School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), Early Years Initial Teacher Training, or even a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). You can also choose to study one of our postgraduate course like PGCert Practice Education here at BNU.

If teaching isn’t your thing, how about progressing into a position in social work, special needs, play therapy, charities and international development work.

PSW Opportunity

2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

We require successful completion of a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 with an overall average of 65% or above.

Mathematics entry requirements

Students need the equivalent of GCSE Mathematics grade C/4.

English language requirements

Students are not required to provide an English Certificate if they achieve a score of 65% or above on the English Language subject of their a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12.

A typical offer will require a UCAS tariff score of: 80 - 104

A minimum of two full A-levels (or equivalent) is required and a typical offer also requires GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4. Every application is considered on an individual basis.

IELTS Academic / IELTS for UKVI

6.0 (5.5)

Pearson Test of English

50 (42)

TOEFL iBT

72 overall

17 in Listening, 17 in Writing, 20 in Speaking, 18 in Reading

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