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Education Studies for Teaching Assistants

Entry requirements


A level

D,D,D

Access to HE Diploma

M:30

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MPP

T Level

M

Grade Merit is preferred.

UCAS Tariff

72

These points may come from any relevant Level 3 qualification - these can include A Levels, CACHE diplomas, BTEC Level 3 Diplomas and Level 3 NVQ type qualifications.

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About this course


Course option

2years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Professional practice in education

This Foundation Degree in Education Studies for Teaching Assistants (run by Bath Spa University, taught at Bath College) will offer you a two-year undergraduate programme that will develop the knowledge, critical understanding and skills needed to explore education in a variety of ways. You'll learn about education, key theories of teaching and learning and child development as well the wider issues concerning the political, economic and historical contexts surrounding education, Special Educational Needs and the importance of an holistic approach to the wellbeing of children and young people in society through collaboration with other agencies. The programme will enable you to develop your current role and to understand cultural, historical, social and political constructs of education, schooling and childhood and to develop your own vision of what education might become in the future.

Modules

You'll learn about education, key theories of teaching and learning and child development as well the wider issues concerning the political, economic and historical contexts surrounding education, Special Educational Needs and the importance of an holistic approach to the wellbeing of children and young people in society through collaboration with other agencies. The programme will enable you to develop your current role and to understand cultural, historical, social and political constructs of education, schooling and childhood and to develop your own vision of what education might become in the future.

Assessment methods

Much of the learning on this vocational course will take place in the workplace and includes compulsory online learning activities, some individual, some with your learning community, to bring forward to the following weeks' face-to-face sessions. Lectures, seminars, workshops and blogs will also feature. You'll be visited in the workplace, where your tutor will observe your practice and provide developmental feedback on your progress. You'll also keep reflective journals and portfolios of your learning and progress throughout the course based on your practical experiences in the workplace, which will count towards your assessment. The modules are assessed via a variety of methods; essays, presentations, video analysis, online discussions, journals, portfolios and a final research project. There are no exams.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£7,995
per year
England
£7,995
per year
Northern Ireland
£7,995
per year
Republic of Ireland
£7,995
per year
Scotland
£7,995
per year
Wales
£7,995
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Bath College

Department:

School of Education

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

90%
Professional practice in education

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Teacher training

Teaching and learning

92%
Staff make the subject interesting
90%
Staff are good at explaining things
92%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
85%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

85%
Library resources
92%
IT resources
85%
Course specific equipment and facilities
85%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

95%
UK students
5%
International students
3%
Male students
97%
Female students
84%
2:1 or above
8%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

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D
C

After graduation


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Teacher training

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£16,000
low
Average annual salary
99%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

29%
Childcare and related personal services
28%
Teaching and educational professionals
10%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

The stats above mainly cover teaching degrees for training and qualifying in primary school education. These tend to be three or four-year courses — check with course tutors about how long you will need to study to get your Qualified Teacher Status. Most graduates go into teaching roles — usually primary school teaching, so these courses have good employment rates and starting salaries. We have a shortage of teachers of all kinds, which is deepening, and whilst many of the most severe are at secondary level, the prospects for this degree are not likely to take a downturn any time soon.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Teacher training

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£16k

£23k

£23k

£23k

£23k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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