Charlotte Goddard finds out how one aspiring practitioner is combining
the qualification with her undergraduate degree
As the warm weather arrives, third-year degree students all over the country have their sights fir- mly fixed on graduation. Jess Harrison, 21, is coming to the end of her BA Honours in Early Childhood Studies, but unlike most of the other students on her course she will leave with Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) to her name.
'When I was younger my Dad was away with the navy a lot so I helped my Mum look after my little sister,' she says. 'I went to a boarding school, and became like a big sister to a lot of the younger children. I was just drawn to working with and looking after young children.'
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