Month: August 2016

Early Years ITT applications can be made by contacting: 0118 378 2608/ 0118 379 2610 or by emailing us.

Early Years Care and Education

Foundation Degree in Development and Learning

The Foundation Degree in Children’s Development and Learning is intended for staff in childcare and education who want to study for an initial degree. It provides knowledge and understanding to effectively support children, to monitor children’s development and achievements and to respond flexibly to changing circumstances.

BA in Children’s Development and Learning

Our BA in Children’s Development & Learning is intended for students holding foundation degrees. It provides students with the knowledge and understanding to effectively support children, to monitor children’s development and achievements and to respond flexibly to changing circumstances.

Students interested in this course may also like to see our Foundation Degree in Children’s Development and Learning.

Early Years Initial Teacher Training (ITT)

Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) is awarded to graduates who have been judged to have met all of the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years) in practice from birth to five years old. The Teachers’ Standards (Early Years) support the training, assessment and award of Early Years Teacher Status.Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) is the only graduate accreditation for the early years workforce.

If you are interested in gaining Early Years Teacher Status please visit the Early Years Initial Teacher Training page.

In the spirit of raising the profile of mathematics at The University of Reading, Nasreen Majid, the IoE’s Programme Director of BA (QTS) Education Primary has had an insightful interview published on the website of The Maths Scholars’ Scheme that promotes mathematics scholarships for Teacher Training. You can read it here: http://teachingmathsscholars.org/news/primary-mathematics-at-the-university-of-reading.

Nasreen Majid is an enthusiastic director of the University of Reading’s BA Education primary programmes. She teaches mathematics to all students in the programme and oversees the other specialisms: English, Art and Music.

As Nasreen comments in the article: “[Ours] is a unique course because students have specialisms at the point of entry. This is very rare on a Primary Teacher Training Course. In fact two modules are dedicated to these specialisms alongside developing an expertise in teaching.”

The Maths Scholars’ Scheme has been commissioned by the National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) and its site is the first step of an exciting journey for maths enthusiasts, taking them towards a career teaching Maths.