Entry requirements

for entry in 2027

You will be required to have completed an HNC, SVQ3, SVQ4 or equivalent professional qualification in Children’s Care, Learning & Development or Playwork. You will be expected to undertake placement-based assignments and must currently be working in a pre-five setting, out-of-school care service or similar working environment and have a minimum of two years’ experience in a childhood practice setting.

This is a professionally accredited programme and due to the practice qualification, registration and employment requirements it is not usually suitable for international applicants.

Admissions guidance

• Find out more about entry requirements and alternative qualifications

English language

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Government, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

Careers and future opportunities

Graduate destinations

The following are examples of roles that graduates are in 15 months after completing their programme:

• Child Development Officer
• Early Years Practitioner
• Senior Early Childhood Educator
• Child Development Team Lead
• Children & Families Worker
• Deputy Head of Early Years
• Deputy Head Teacher
• Nursery Manager
• Early Learning & Childcare Officer
• SVQ Assessor.

Example job titles are taken from responses received through the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey. Graduates surveyed 15 months after graduation. Includes single and joint honours programmes.

Skills development

As well as building subject specific knowledge and skills throughout your degree, you’ll also develop transferable skills by:

• Leading and managing practice in childhood settings, supporting children’s learning, development and wellbeing through informed, reflective decision‑making.
• Communicating effectively with children, families and professionals, building strong interpersonal relationships across diverse and complex environments.
• Analysing and responding to child development needs, applying theoretical, policy and practice‑based knowledge in inclusive and ethical ways.
• Collaborating confidently with multi‑agency teams, working across education, health and social care contexts to support children and families.
• Reflecting critically on your practice, using research and professional frameworks to evaluate and improve your work.

Careers & employability support

Our Careers, Employability & Opportunity team are here to support you at every stage of your career journey. They’ll provide you with opportunities to explore your options, connect with employers in the UK and abroad, build your confidence and develop in demand skills.

You’ll have access to a wide range of support and resources that are designed to help you plan and prepare for your future including: masterclasses, 1:1 career coaching, a dedicated jobs board, employer events and much more.

• Careers support available to you at Glasgow

Studying a degree programme in the College of Social Sciences will also give you access to the College Employability Programme. This consists of a suite of professional skills workshops, online modules, skills days and 1-1 appointments. These are designed to help you develop and communicate your key experiences and the transferable skills you need, to succeed in your studies and in your future careers.

• College of Social Sciences Employability Programme

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

How and when you pay tuition fees depends on where you’re from: see Tuition fees for details.

If you don’t have sufficient Level 7 credits from your qualifications, there will be an additional charge for the short exercise you will complete. This is currently £40 for every 10 Level 7 credits.

How to apply

To apply for the BA Childhood Practice you must apply online. We cannot accept applications any other way.

Please check you meet the Entry requirements for this programme before you begin your application.

Documents

As part of your online application, you also need to submit the following supporting documents:

• Employer agreement: please download, complete and attach to your application
• Learner agreement: please download, complete and attach to your application
• Academic Transcripts: please upload copies of qualifications and Summary of Attainment/Profile: we need the total Level 7,8 and/or 9 credits you have
• Reference letter headed paper 

If you have issues uploading documentation within a 2 week timeframe, please contact education-bacp@glasgow.ac.uk

You have 42 days to submit your application once you begin the process.

You may save and return to your application as many times as you wish to update information, complete sections or upload supporting documents such as your mentoring form or reference.

Please contact education-bacp@glasgow.ac.uk with any questions.

Guidance notes for using the online application

These notes are intended to help you complete the online application form accurately; they are also available within the help section of the online application form. 

If you experience any difficulties accessing the online application, please see: 

• Name and Date of birth: must appear exactly as they do on your passport. Please take time to check the spelling and lay-out.
• Contact Details: Correspondence address. All contact relevant to your application will be sent to this address including the offer letter(s). If your address changes, please contact us as soon as possible.
• Choice of course: Please select carefully the course you want to study. As your application will be sent to the admissions committee for each course you select it is important to consider at this stage why you are interested in the course and that it is reflected in your application.
• Proposed date of entry: Please select August 2026.
• Education and Qualifications: Please complete this section as fully as possible indicating any relevant Higher Education qualifications starting with the most recent. Complete the name of the Institution (s) as it appears on the certificate or transcript. Please ensure that you record all practitioner qualifications in this section (eg SVQ Level 3 Early Education and Childcare).
• English Language Proficiency: Please state the date of any English language test taken (or to be taken) and the award date (or expected award date if known).
• Employment and Experience: Please complete this section as fully as possible with all employments relevant to your course including your present employment. Additional details may be attached in your personal statement/proposal where appropriate.
• Academic Transcripts: please upload copies of qualifications and Summary of Attainment/Profile: we need the total Level 7,8 and/or 9 credits you have.
   
  Please note you must have a minimum of two years work experience in childhood practice and you must currently be employed in a childhood practice setting in Scotland and for the duration of the course to be eligible to gain admittance for this course. You must also be currently registered with the SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) unless you are a childminder registered with the Care Inspectorate which in that case suffices too.

Reference: Please provide one reference. This should typically be an academic reference but in cases where this is not possible then a reference from a current employer may be accepted instead. If you already have a copy of a reference on letter headed paper then please upload this to your application. If you do not already have a reference to upload then please enter your referee’s name and contact details on the online application and we will contact your referee directly.

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How to apply for Advanced Entry

Apply for year 2 (Y2) on your UCAS application. If the specific subject is unavailable for Advanced Entry or your application for year 2 entry is unsuccessful, you will be automatically considered for year 1 entry. You do not have to submit a separate UCAS application.