Overview

Teaching is a rewarding career – you’ll have the opportunity to make a difference to the life outcomes for children you’ll work with.

On this course, you’ll develop the skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to become a successful and creative teacher in two phases of education:

Primary (KS1 and KS2)
Early Years (EYFS).

Careers

Primary and Early Years Education (with Qualified Teacher Status) (Hons) course from University of Sussex gives you Newly Qualified Teacher Status, as well as an internationally recognised academic qualification.

We have an excellent record in helping our qualified teachers secure their first job and offer specialist training on drafting applications.

The degree also equips you for careers working with children, young people, their families and their carers, in organisations such as:

local government children’s services
charitable organisations
the Civil Service
early years and primary education.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Becoming a Teacher

Curriculum Knowledge 1: Explorers and Investigators

Developing Children’s Curiosity in Words, Numbers and Shapes

Human Flourishing: Educating the Whole Child

Engaging Pedagogies for English and Maths

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

More details

The initial applications deadline for most courses is the final Wednesday in January.

Language

English

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130

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TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

7

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brighton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education Primary Education View 137 other Bachelors in Early Childhood Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

130

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TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must also have GCSE (or equivalent) in English language, Mathematics and Science with at least grade 4 in each (or grade C) in each. If you have taken Combined Science GCSE, you must have a score of 4,4 or better.

International Baccalaureate: 30 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

You must also have GCSE (or equivalent) in English, Mathematics and Science with at least grade 4 in each (or grade C).

European Baccalaureate: Overall result of at least 75%
You will need evidence of good ability in English, Mathematics and Science.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

26250 GBP / year

≈ 26250 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Living costs

Brighton

United Kingdom

815 - 1383 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.