Early Years Practitioner Level 2

Maths and English
To help you secure your dream career, you will also continue developing your maths and English skills alongside your full-time course. If you haven’t achieved GCSE grade 4/C in English and maths at age 16, you will continue to study these through resits or taking Functional Skills at an appropriate level.

How maths will support your career

For young children, learning basic numbers and their differences is a key foundation block in their learning and central to the National Curriculum.
In a nursery, the ability to calculate parent payments is very important.
How English will support your career

Accurate spelling and a wide and specialist vocabulary are key when working with children and parents.
Good quality speaking and listening skills are needed when communicating with colleagues, children and parents.
The National Curriculum requires that children develop good English skills in speaking and written communication.
Accurate reading is a vital skill when using medical documents as well as when following health and safety guidelines.
Secure English is important when preparing a CV.

Career opportunities
On completion of the Level 2, you could progress onto our Childcare and Education Level 3 course, or you could pursue a range of employment opportunities within the industry.

Note: Some roles below may require further study/training. The roles and salaries below are intended as a guide only.

Nursery worker
Teaching assistant
Childcare worker
Early years educator
Family support worker

Entry requirements
Ideally, you will require a minimum of four GCSEs at grade 3 (grade D) or above, which must include English language and maths (or Functional Skills equivalence).
School applicants will be required to provide a good school report, which must include attendance.
You should be committed, enthusiastic and have a desire to succeed in the early years and care sector.
This course requires you to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. University College Birmingham will coordinate and fund the completion of the DBS check.

WORK PLACEMENT – Gain first-hand experience of the industry by spending two days each week on placement in an appropriate setting with children
PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Get hands-on training in our Early Years simulation suite and study in a supportive environment with like-minded young people
MOVE UP TO UNIVERSITY – Want to continue your learning journey after college? Progress your training to degree level on our wide range of university education and childcare courses