Childcare: Education and Early Years T Level Level 3 (FCHD)

Studying this T Level helps you learn skills like working with others, observing, and understanding child development.

You’ll do a 45-day work placement per year and improve your Maths, English, and digital skills.

Topics include:

• Supporting education
• Safeguarding and wellbeing
• Health and safety
• Equality and diversity
• Special Educational Needs
• English as an additional language
• Parents, families and carers

At the interview, share any work or volunteer experience and your placement preferences.

Core Component:

• Paper A written examination

• Paper B written examination

• Employer set project

In order to achieve a grade for Core Components, students must have results for both sub-components (the core written (examinations) and the employer set project).

The combined results for these sub-components will be aggregated to form the overall grade A*-E and U.

Occupational Specialism Component:

• Synoptic Assignments

You are also required to successfully achieve a Distinction/Merit/Pass grade in one of the Occupational Specialism Components.

In addition, you must complete an industry placement, lasting a minimum of 315 hours.

Five GCSEs at grades 4 or above including GCSE English and Maths or Level 2 Early Years and Education plus GCSE English and Maths at grade 4 or equivalent Level 2 qualification.

Students who achieve this qualification could progress to the following, depending on the chosen Occupational Specialism:

• Employment
• Higher Education
• Degree Apprenticeship