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University degree

Early Years Professional Leadership

London South East Colleges · London
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
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About this course

The Pearson BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Early Years Professional Leadership is a two-year programme designed to inspire and support the next generation of early years leaders. Across the course, you will study Level 4 in your first year and progressing to Level 5 in your second. This carefully structured pathway allows you to build confidence, knowledge, and professional skills at each stage of your learning journey.

Created to reflect the needs of the early years education and care sector, the course helps you develop into a reflective, adaptable, and confident professional.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
No past-entry data for this course.
How they qualified
80% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels80%
a foundation year5%
other higher education5%
Other5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
85%
In work or further study after
90%
Continue past first year
91%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£18,000
3 years on
£25,000
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation20%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled25%
Elementary occupations10%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled15%
Other Educational ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%
Caring personal services5%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
Business and public service associate professionalsHighly skilled5%
What students say National Student Survey
91%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching87%
Assessment & feedback93%
Academic support73%
Well organised91%
Learning resources87%
Student community86%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on London South East Colleges's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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