Early Years Practice at University Centre Truro and Penwith
Early Years Practice (FdA) at University Centre Truro and Penwith asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on truro-penwith.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check truro-penwith.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Foundation Degree in Arts
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
70%
still studying
UK 85%
25%
left higher education
UK 13%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%95%
Learning opportunities100%94%
Assessment and feedback91%94%
Academic support92%96%
Organisation and management88%90%
Learning resources88%92%
Student voice87%91%
15 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£16.5k5 years£21k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working10% working and studying25% studying
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 40%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Truro, South West England, England
- Postcode
- TR1 3XX
Subjects
early years education education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Truro College
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Education at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet and Southgate College | Foundation Degree in Early Years Childhood Studies FdA | 48 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Education and Childhood (Accelerated) BASc (Hon) | 48 points | — |
| Blackburn College | Primary Education Teaching and Learning FdA | 48 points | — |
| Boston College | Children and Young People (Early Years) FdA | 48 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Primary Education Studies BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| City of Bristol College | Inclusive Education FdA | 48 points | — |
| East Sussex College | Early Years Care and Education FD | DD - CE | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Early Years Education and Practice (Top-up) BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Truro and Penwith | Early Years Practice this course | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) (With Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Chichester | Education with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
See all 590 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More education and teaching at University Centre Truro and Penwith
- Childhood Education FdA
- Education and Training (Top-Up) BA (Hons)
- Teaching and Learning FdA