Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) (With Foundation Year) at University of Bedfordshire
Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) (With Foundation Year) (BA (Hons), X413) at University of Bedfordshire asked for 32–48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on beds.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 32 - 48 points
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 beds.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 48
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 73%, other higher education 16%, other qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X413 · X4 education, unlisted subject
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
70%
still studying
UK 83%
11%
left higher education
UK 10%
2%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course87%91%
Learning opportunities88%90%
Assessment and feedback87%90%
Academic support89%92%
Organisation and management81%89%
Learning resources96%91%
Student voice73%85%
25 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£21k5 years£26k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 57%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
85%
use what they learned
UK 75%
- Teaching Professionals50%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals15%
- Managers, directors and senior officials10%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bedford, South East England, England
- Postcode
- MK41 9EA
Subjects
early years education education and teaching
Campus
- Campus
- Luton Campus
- 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 Leeds, Leeds City College | Early Years Care and Education FD | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) (With Foundation Year) this course | 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
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