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Education

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Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner)

Undergraduate - BA (Hons)

Available in Clearing
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
3 years full-time Chelmsford
,
4 years with foundation year
,
3 years full-time distance learning
,
1 year full-time top-up Chelmsford
,
1 year full-time top-up distance learning
,
2 years part-time top-up
,
2 years part-time top-up distance learning
Course features
  • Develop essential knowledge and skills
  • Study around your commitments with part-time and distance learning options
  • One-year top-up course available
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
3 years full-time Chelmsford
,
3 years full-time distance learning
Course features
  • Become a competent Montessori teacher
  • Learn from academics and qualified Montessori practitioners
  • On-campus and distance learning available

Primary Education Studies

Undergraduate - BA (Hons)

Available in Clearing
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Blended learning
,
ARU Peterborough
,
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years
,
2 years accelerated
,
2 years accelerated blended
,
4 years with foundation
Course features
  • Explore aspects of the primary education sector
  • Observe teaching in schools
  • Progress to teacher training after you graduate

Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Undergraduate - BEd (Hons)

Available in Clearing
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
ARU Peterborough
,
Cambridge
Available as:
3 years
Course features
  • Graduate ready to register as a primary teacher
  • Understand the theories and subject knowledge that underpin teaching
  • Get a wide range of classroom experiences

Education

Postgraduate - MA

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
1 year full-time
,
1 year part-time with APCL
,
1 year with APCL distance learning
,
2 years part-time
,
2 years part-time distance learning
Course features
  • Tailor you studies to your particular interests
  • Develop and enhance your professional skills
  • Enrich your student experience alongside others
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
1 year full-time - January start
,
1 year full-time - September start
,
2 years part-time
,
2 years part-time distance learning
,
Part-time with APCL
,
Part-time with APCL - distance learning
Course features
  • Explore aspects of young children’s lives in more depth
  • Enhance your career prospects
  • Discover areas of personal interest
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
Full time January
,
Part time January
,
Full time September
,
Part time September with 60 APCL
,
Part time September online delivery
Course features
  • Grow your understanding of educational leadership
  • Learn from qualified professionals
  • Explore varying approaches to driving education forward

Education with Montessori

Postgraduate - MA

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
1 year full-time
,
1 year distance learning
,
2 years part-time
,
2 years distance learning
,
1 year with APCL
,
1 year with APCL - distance learning
Course features
  • Develop your early years Montessori practice and professionalism
  • Qualified professional and academic support
  • Explore and analyse education theories
Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
1 year full-time September start
,
1 year full-time January start
,
2 years part-time
,
Distance learning September start
,
Distance learning January start
Course features
  • Prepare to collaborate and discover your specialism
  • Make a positive impact on young people's lives
  • Explore varying approaches to driving education forward

Education with Technology

Postgraduate - MA

Study in:
Chelmsford
,
Distance learning
Available as:
1 year full-time January start
,
1 year full-time September start
,
2 years part-time
,
Distance learning 2 years part-time
,
Distance learning January start
,
Distance learning September start
Course features
  • Continuous professional development and lifelong learning for education professionals working in different contexts
  • Critical understanding of ways in which education policy and wider social and economic policy impact on educational communities
  • Creation of personal theories of pedagogy from scholarship, critical reflection, and professional practice
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