Do you have a strong interest in education and learning, but want to keep your career options open? If so, this could be the degree for you. You'll explore a wide range of disciplines and fields concerned with educational structures, theory and policy, examining how these play out in the practice of education. This course may open up a wide range of opportunities in education, social services, community work, policy development and educational research, as well as other diverse support work.

Why study Education (Early Years) at Nottingham Trent University?

• 97% of our education and teacher training graduates are employed or engaged in further study six months after graduating (DLHE full-time undergraduate leavers 2016-17).
• If you complete your 3 year undergraduate degree, you are guaranteed an interview for a PGCE Primary teacher training course at NTU during your final undergraduate year (terms and conditions apply).
• We are supported by over 600 partnerships with local schools, colleges and organisations, ensuring our courses meet the demands of the competitive graduate market.
• Many of our students choose to take a placement overseas. Recent placements have been available with a cricket project in Namibia, an international school in Brunei, an orphanage in Mombasa and an English language project in Thailand.

Our graduates* are following a variety of career paths including roles as:

• Learning support assistant
• Support worker
• Funding and monitoring officer
• Teaching assistant
• Early years practitioner
• Human resources manager
• Senior nursery nurse
• Primary Teacher
• Prison outreach executive
• Behavioural manager
• Early years worker
• Childcare practitioner
• Health and social care officer