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Education and Early Years - Level 3 T Level SF1-CCLDTL/P01
Venue South Downs Campus Type of study T Levels	Dates Academic Year 2027-28 (2 years) Examination board Generic award - no awarding body

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Overview

This two-year course has been developed in collaboration with employers and businesses to meet the needs of industry and prepare you for the world of work or to progress into Higher Education. Employers involved in designing this T Level include Action for Children and representatives from schools and colleges.

Entry Requirements

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above or a Merit in a relevant Level 2 course.

Structure

Core Units:

Education context: an overview of childcare and education 0-19; working in the sector, roles and responsibilities plus career opportunities
Child development: expected patterns of development from 0-19 including language, social interaction, wellbeing, transitions and significant events
Supporting education: different key stages, skills and characteristics that support education, pedagogical approaches, the role of metacognition, using technology and factors affecting development of literacy and Mathematics
Safeguarding, health and wellbeing: statutory guidance, legal requirements, children at risk and in need, signs of danger or abuse and impacts
Behaviour: the stages of development and factors that impact behaviour and therefore the implications for managing behaviour
Observation and assessment: purposes and importance of assessment
Equality and diversity: legislation, regulation and codes of practice
Special educational needs and disability (SEND): principles of inclusion, relevant laws, codes of practice and professionals/ organisations
English as an Additional Language (EAL): stages of acquiring language and factors affecting it, strategies to support those learning EAL
Parents, families and carers: working effectively with these people
Working with others: agencies and services that support children, families and carers, developing professional boundaries and relationships
Reflective practice: current priorities and debates in education, continuing professional development, development feedback and strategies

Assessment

Exam, industrial placement, employer-set project, synoptic assessment of practice in a work placement setting.

College is definitely worth all the effort you put in, you get to meet lots of different people and it’s amazing.
Ebony Puttock, A Level student

My experience at the college has been really good, it’s been really rewarding, all the lecturers were so lovely and supportive there’s no way I could have done it without them - the teaching has been outstanding.
Lucie Brooks, A Level student

My experience at the College was great, it’s very different to school, and I think it’s a good step to going to university. The support was amazing, I loved all of my teachers, they helped me through everything. The College is friendly and you will succeed.
Heidi Adamson Brattland, A Level student

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