By completing the BA (Hons) Education and Primary Studies at Liverpool John Moores University you will be able to significantly contribute to children's future development and educational attainment.

Children’s future development and educational attainment depends on high quality provision and experiences in the early years. This course explores recent initiatives and the influence of historical and key early years pioneers on current practice. You will also examine how young children develop and learn and explore both national and international approaches to early years provision, policy and practice. 

The course brings together all aspects of education such as the effects of poverty and social exclusion, and curriculum development. The needs and rights of children, and your moral and professional role in working with them, will form the foundation of your professional development and academic studies.

You will study education it its broadest sense, drawing on aspects of sociology, history, politics, psychology and philosophy to give you an understanding of current educational thinking and practice. We signpost you to appropriate volunteer opportunities and activities in schools and other placements, so that you can gain the experience and practice you need before embarking on further training, study or a career.

We have several international links, and there are opportunities to visit other countries and also undertake a work-related placement overseas.

You will be able to tailor your studies to your own interests through option modules, research and work-related practice. Not only will you graduate with a solid foundation for a child-centred career, you will also gain key transferable skills, such as interpersonal, oral and written skills that are so crucial in the workplace today.

The roles and career areas below represent just some of the many different pathways you could take with a BA (Hons) in Education Studies and Early Years:

• Primary School Teacher
• Learning support/mentor
• SEN and Inclusion
• Education administration
• Education management
• Central and local government careers
• Policy Worker
• Family support and social work roles
• Community education officer
• Youth and community work
• Social care roles
• Education Researcher
• Education/Children's publishing
• English as a foreign language teacher
• Further education tutor
• Drama and sports education roles
• Digital learning
• Education and training in the public, charitable and voluntary sector – e.g. Police, probation service, housing and refugee support agencies
• Employment and Enterprise Adviser