Accreditations

Our School is dedicated to helping students build the professional skills and real-world experience that set them apart. Endorsements such as these serve as recognition to the quality and rigour of our programmes, reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality, career-focused education.

Accreditations and endorsements

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ECDSN Quality Mark

Our BA (Hons) Childhood Studies degree has been recognised as ‘exceeding expectations’ following a recent Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies (ECGPC) quality assurance audit.

Scroll down for more information on the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies.

Graduate Practitioner Competen
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HTQ accreditation

Our Foundation degree in Early Years Leadership qualification is an IfATE approved Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) aligned to the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner standard.

Early Years Leadership

Early Childhood Studies Graduate Practitioner Competencies

The Early Childhood Studies Graduate Practitioner Competencies is an additional award that runs in parallel with the BA Early Childhood Studies degree and BA Professional Practice: Early Childhood Studies degree. 

The Graduate Practitioner Competencies are endorsed by the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network (ECSDN), to which Leeds Trinity University is a member institution. The competencies aim to strengthen the degree's early childhood workforce and professional practice aspect. The competencies award enables students to gain a full and relevant status and a level 6 qualification. Leeds Trinity is the only university in Leeds to offer this Ofsted requirement.

Achieving practitioner status can help enhance your employability in the childhood studies sector or support your progress to postgraduate study or higher-level professional roles.

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Gain professional recognition as part of your teaching qualification

On successful completion of your undergraduate or PGCE degree programme, ensuring you meet the Teachers' Standards, you'll be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). 

If you're studying for a PGCE, you'll also receive a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

PGCEs
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