BA (Hons) in Education Top-up | Ashton Sixth Form College

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This qualification is awarded by Staffordshire University.

*Daytime and evening classes are available.

This course is for anyone who already holds 240 credits in a relevant field, such as a Foundation Degree in Education, where they were engaged in work with children and young people. It is designed for people employed in the field of education in either a paid or voluntary capacity. Students can enrol on the course from other institutions with a relevant Foundation Degree.

The entry requirements for the award are normally:

You must be employed (either paid or voluntary) within an education setting for at least four hours per week.
You must have an enhanced police clearance via the completion of a DBS form
You must have a pass in an appropriate foundation degree or equivalent (must have a significant equivalence of content to the ECS degree such as FD Teaching Assistants or FD Playwork, or equivalent qualification e.g. HND Education)
If English is not your first language you will be expected to have achieved an IELTS score 6.5 or above (with a minimum of 6.0 in each category).

This course will take one year of study to complete. The mode of attendance for lectures is only three hours per week on one morning per week. In addition, you are expected to be in your setting for four hours a week.

Please download our "course information" below, for more information about the course.

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