Level 6...what can I do?

Level 6...what can I do?

by: EMMA! - 17-05-08 20:16

Hey there!

I'm just finishing my HND Advanced practice in working with children and families and decided to do a one year top up to make it into BA Hons Early childhood studies. I did GCSE's and A Levels to get on the course in the first place and have always been unsure what I wanted to do. I love working with children especially aged 3-5yrs. I've had two years experience in a primary school (foundation stage), a short time working with age 0-3yrs and a short time working with 6-8yrs. Once I've completed my degree I don't know whether to go onto teaching or something else?! Please help? I just want to know what options are available to me as I don't really know?

Kind regards

Emma

by: jade

if you did'nt want to do your PGCE you could do your early years professional status.

by: EMMA!

Yeah what would that mean I could do? and do I have to do that seperate to my degree as an additional course?

RE: RE: Level 6...what can I do? - 18-05-08 21:48

by: Butterfly

Hi Emma,

If you wanted to become an early years teacher (teaching children aged 3 to 5) then you would need to do an early years PGCE with qualified teacher status - Leeds Met, Scarborough (and probably some others to- have a look) do an specialist advanced early years course.  There are set pay and conditions for teachers - start at about £20,100. 

 You could do the Early Years Professional Status which is to lead practice with 0 to 5 years - as yet there are no set pay scales for this.

by: EMMA!

thanks thats a great help! Im so confused at the minute with what I want to do and Im not very confident, so worry I wont be good to do these jobs! thanks for the help guys x