Course length: 3 years full-time, 4 years sandwich. This joint honours programme allows you to study two subjects widening your career options for working with children and their families. You will gain valuable real-world experience and skills through placements and projects, giving you a head-start in meeting the needs of graduate employers. The Early Years strand gives you the option to gain the professional Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). You will benefit from: specialist modules developing your transferable and employability skills a wide subject area allowing for a variety of career options tailored assessment and support with no formal exams in your final year the opportunity to study for professional accreditation: Teachers' Standards (Early Years) a guaranteed interview for a PGCE course in your final year (subject to course entry conditions - see the careers tab for further details) excellent facilities and experienced and enthusiastic tutors.

Within six months of graduating, 95% of our joint honours students are working or in further study (DHLE Survey, 2012 / 2013). We also have a huge range of activities open to you to add interesting skills to your CV and stand out in the employment market. Studying an Early Years and Special and Inclusive Education combination is an ideal platform if you are looking to specialise in access to education for children and young people. It can lead to a range of career options from event management to family support.