Careers
Nursery Education Teaching Professionals
Nursery education teaching professionals care for and teach children up to the age of entry into primary school.
Tasks
- Prepares and delivers lessons in accordance with early years foundation stages curriculum and encourages and stimulates children's learning teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development supervises and cares for children, provides a secure learning environment and ensures their health and safety is maintained during all activities undertakes pastoral duties supervises teaching assistants and trainees observes and assesses students and discusses their progress with parents and/or other education professionals assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties
Entry Requirements
Entrants will usually possess a relevant degree or postgraduate qualification or relevant experience. Early years teacher status or equivalent is required. A DBS check is mandatory.
Related course areas
What could I earn?
Salaries for this occupation tend to start at £31,000 per annum and can progress up to £41,000 per annum.
Is it in growth or decline?
There are currently 2,969 employed Nursery Education Teaching Professionals in the region.
