Got a uni question? Find your answer now on The Student Room.

Early Years Senior Practitioner

University Centre South Essex

UCAS Code: Not applicable | Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE

University Centre South Essex

UCAS Code: Not applicable | Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE

Entry requirements

A level

C

English maths

Access to HE Diploma

D:0,M:45,P:15

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMM

UCAS Tariff

64

• Level 3 Early Years Practitioner • Maths and English at Grade C / Level 4 or above • Working in the role of leader, deputy or manager in an appropriate setting.

About this course

Course option

1year

Online study | 2025

Subject

Early years teaching

The Early Years Senior Practitioner will be a positive role model for the team. Through clear leadership and effective management, the Senior Practitioner will support and promote best practice within legislative requirements to enable quality provision. Working collaboratively with colleagues, other professionals and parents/carers the Senior Practitioner engages and motivates all involved for improved outcomes for babies and children.
This qualification is suitable for learners already working in the early years sector in a managerial role, as well as learners that may wish to develop their career or increase understanding through professional development.
• Quality Environments
• Early Years Pedagogy
• Behaviour
• Care Routines
• Professional Development
• Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
• Safeguarding
• Inclusion
• Development
• Play for Learning
• Partnership Working
• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Leading and Managing
• Health, Safety and Well-being
• Roles and Responsibilities

Modules

• Quality Environments
• Early Years Pedagogy
• Behaviour
• Care Routines
• Professional Development
• Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
• Safeguarding
• Inclusion
• Development
• Play for Learning
• Partnership Working
• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Leading and Managing
• Health, Safety and Well-being
• Roles and Responsibilities

Assessment methods

• Direct observation of practice
• Professional discussion
• Work product
• Portfolio of evidence

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£4,670
per year
Northern Ireland
£4,670
per year
Scotland
£4,670
per year
Wales
£4,670
per year

The Uni

Department:

Faculty of Higher Education

Read full university profile

What students say

Sorry, no information to show

This is usually because there were too few respondents in the data we receive to be able to provide results about the subject at this university.

After graduation

We don't have more detailed stats to show you in relation to this subject area at this university but read about typical employment outcomes and prospects for graduates of this subject below.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Early years teaching

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£20k

£20k

£25k

£25k

£20k

£20k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

This is what the university has told Ucas about the criteria they expect applicants to satisfy; some may be compulsory, others may be preferable.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This is the percentage of applicants to this course who received an offer last year, through Ucas.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Course location and department:

This is what the university has told Ucas about the course. Use it to get a quick idea about what makes it unique compared to similar courses, elsewhere.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF):

We've received this information from the Department for Education, via Ucas. This is how the university as a whole has been rated for its quality of teaching: gold silver or bronze. Note, not all universities have taken part in the TEF.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This information comes from the National Student Survey, an annual student survey of final-year students. You can use this to see how satisfied students studying this subject area at this university, are (not the individual course).

This is the percentage of final-year students at this university who were "definitely" or "mostly" satisfied with their course. We've analysed this figure against other universities so you can see whether this is high, medium or low.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

This information is from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), for undergraduate students only.

You can use this to get an idea of who you might share a lecture with and how they progressed in this subject, here. It's also worth comparing typical A-level subjects and grades students achieved with the current course entry requirements; similarities or differences here could indicate how flexible (or not) a university might be.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Post-six month graduation stats:

This is from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, based on responses from graduates who studied the same subject area here.

It offers a snapshot of what grads went on to do six months later, what they were earning on average, and whether they felt their degree helped them obtain a 'graduate role'. We calculate a mean rating to indicate if this is high, medium or low compared to other universities.

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

Graduate field commentary:

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit have provided some further context for all graduates in this subject area, including details that numbers alone might not show

Have a question about this info? Learn more here

The Longitudinal Educational Outcomes dataset combines HRMC earnings data with student records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

Have a question about this info? Learn more here