School of Education and Continuing Studies (SECS)
Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)
The University of Portsmouth is one of the selected providers delivering the new EYPS contract that commenced in January 2012. The university delivers the programme as part of a consortium of six universities and training institutions, headed by the University of Chichester, offering training across London and the South East.
What Pathways are available?
The following EYPS Pathways are available: Graduate Practitioner Pathway (GPP); Undergraduate Practitioner Pathway (UPP); Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP); and Undergraduate Entry Pathway (UEP).
| Description | Duration | Entry requirements | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Graduate Practitioner Pathway (GPP) |
Graduates currently working in the sector who require a small amount of learning or experience before they can demonstrate the EYP Standards. | Normal duration: 6 months |
Candidates must hold a degree awarded by a United Kingdom higher education institution (or recognised overseas equivalent) at the start of this pathway. |
| The Undergraduate Practitioner Pathway (UPP) | A current employee working in the sector with a Level 5 qualification. | Normal duration: 12 months. |
At the start of the pathway candidates must hold a qualification with a total of at least 240 CAT (Credit Accumulation and Transfer) points, 120 of which must have been obtained at Intermediate Level on the Higher Education Qualifications Framework |
| The Graduate Entry Pathway (GEP) |
People with a degree and limited experience of working with children from birth to five but who are looking to pursue a career working in early years. | Normal duration: 12 months |
All candidates must hold a degree awarded by a United Kingdom higher education institution (or recognised overseas equivalent) at the start of this pathway |
| The Undergraduate Entry Pathway (UEP) | Undergraduates completing a degree in Early Childhood Studies. | Normal duration: 12 months |
Candidates must be studying in the final or penultimate year of a degree in Early Childhood Studies at the start of the pathway |
Maths and English GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent and relevant Degree are required before starting the Pathways.
The two 'practitioner' pathways are part-time and designed for current practitioners. The two 'entry' pathways are full-time and designed for new entrants to the workforce.
To Apply:
Please download and complete the application form. Complete forms should be returned to:
EYPS Administrator, School of Education and Continuing Studies, St George's Building, 141 High Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2HY
Contact Us:
Programme Leader: Sarah Barton
Sarah.barton@port.ac.uk – 02392 845204
EYPS Programme Administrator: Kerri Pycroft
Kerri.pycroft@port.ac.uk - 02392 845208