BA (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status
36 monthsProgramme duration
16,840 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you want to inspire a love of learning in children? To see the lightbulb moment where it all 'clicks', and know you helped make it happen? Get ready to learn how to become a teacher. You'll gain the academic expertise as well as the core teaching skills to become a confident, inclusive, and creative educator who believes in every child's potential.
This primary education degree provides the perfect fast-track teacher training route with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Combining academic study with interactive seminars and experiential learning, you'll build strong subject knowledge across the curriculum. You'll choose from one of two age pathways:
With school placements every year, you'll start shaping your teacher identity from day one. You'll graduate as a reflective, research-informed educator, equipped with the professional skills to inspire, challenge, and support young learners as they discover the world around them.
As part of this primary education course, you'll:
This primary education degree provides the perfect fast-track teacher training route with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Combining academic study with interactive seminars and experiential learning, you'll build strong subject knowledge across the curriculum. You'll choose from one of two age pathways:
- 3-7 years (Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1) or
- 5-11 years (Key Stage 1 and 2)
With school placements every year, you'll start shaping your teacher identity from day one. You'll graduate as a reflective, research-informed educator, equipped with the professional skills to inspire, challenge, and support young learners as they discover the world around them.
As part of this primary education course, you'll:
- Master the curriculum through engaging modules that build strong subject knowledge, helping you feel confident teaching across primary age groups
- Understand how children think, grow, and learn - and gain the skills to support every child to succeed and feel included
- Explore the future of teaching with the latest educational technologies in our cutting-edge VR and augmented reality labs
- Teach creatively, designing inclusive lessons that spark curiosity and captivate children's imaginations
- Lead a practitioner enquiry project, using research to improve classroom practice
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Do you want to inspire a love of learning in children? To see the lightbulb moment where it all 'clicks', and know you helped make it happen? Get ready to learn how to become a teacher. You'll gain the academic expertise as well as the core teaching skills to become a confident, inclusive, and creative educator who believes in every child's potential.
This primary education degree provides the perfect fast-track teacher training route with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Combining academic study with interactive seminars and experiential learning, you'll build strong subject knowledge across the curriculum. You'll choose from one of two age pathways:
With school placements every year, you'll start shaping your teacher identity from day one. You'll graduate as a reflective, research-informed educator, equipped with the professional skills to inspire, challenge, and support young learners as they discover the world around them.
As part of this primary education course, you'll:
This primary education degree provides the perfect fast-track teacher training route with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Combining academic study with interactive seminars and experiential learning, you'll build strong subject knowledge across the curriculum. You'll choose from one of two age pathways:
- 3-7 years (Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1) or
- 5-11 years (Key Stage 1 and 2)
With school placements every year, you'll start shaping your teacher identity from day one. You'll graduate as a reflective, research-informed educator, equipped with the professional skills to inspire, challenge, and support young learners as they discover the world around them.
As part of this primary education course, you'll:
- Master the curriculum through engaging modules that build strong subject knowledge, helping you feel confident teaching across primary age groups
- Understand how children think, grow, and learn - and gain the skills to support every child to succeed and feel included
- Explore the future of teaching with the latest educational technologies in our cutting-edge VR and augmented reality labs
- Teach creatively, designing inclusive lessons that spark curiosity and captivate children's imaginations
- Lead a practitioner enquiry project, using research to improve classroom practice
Admission Requirements
6.5+
4+
54+
120+
30+
GCSE English Language, Maths, Science and two other subjects at Grade C or above (Grade 4 for those sitting their GCSE from 2017 onwards) or equivalent. Key Skills, Functional Skills and the Certificate in Adult Numeracy/Literacy are not accepted in place of GCSEs.
Access to HE Diploma Pass overall with a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points.
T Levels Pass overall with a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core.
Scottish Awards 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 4 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.
Irish Leaving Certificate 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.
International baccalaureate 120 tariff points or a score of 30 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or above
Interview Required Suitable applicants will be invited to an interview as part of the admissions process. The interview process has two main purposes:
The interview will involve a group activity and an individual interview. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the course.
IELTS 6.5 with no skills below 6.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
DBS Check Satisfactory enhanced criminal history checks will be required by all applicants prior to acceptance on the course, (processed through the University only). The University is unable to accept DBS checks obtained through another institution (this includes those registered with the DBS Update Service); the checks undertaken by the University are appropriate to the course of study and relevant regulated activity placements. For important information on the UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirements please refer to the Guidance on DBS and Additional Checks.
Self Declaration Check You will be asked to complete this online form as part of the DBS check process. You will be asked to identify on the self-declaration form if you have any cautions/convictions that would not be filtered out on a DBS certificate. Please refer to the following website for guidance on filtering. The form will also ask if you have resided outside of the UK after the age of 16, to establish if an Overseas Police Record check may be required.
Access to HE Diploma Pass overall with a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points.
T Levels Pass overall with a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core.
Scottish Awards 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 4 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.
Irish Leaving Certificate 120 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.
International baccalaureate 120 tariff points or a score of 30 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or above
Interview Required Suitable applicants will be invited to an interview as part of the admissions process. The interview process has two main purposes:
- To establish whether you have the attributes that will enable you to cope with both the professional demands of the course and the related academic work;
- To give you the opportunity to explain what attracts you to teaching as a career and why you think you are a suitable candidate.
The interview will involve a group activity and an individual interview. You will also have the opportunity to learn more about the course.
IELTS 6.5 with no skills below 6.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
DBS Check Satisfactory enhanced criminal history checks will be required by all applicants prior to acceptance on the course, (processed through the University only). The University is unable to accept DBS checks obtained through another institution (this includes those registered with the DBS Update Service); the checks undertaken by the University are appropriate to the course of study and relevant regulated activity placements. For important information on the UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check requirements please refer to the Guidance on DBS and Additional Checks.
Self Declaration Check You will be asked to complete this online form as part of the DBS check process. You will be asked to identify on the self-declaration form if you have any cautions/convictions that would not be filtered out on a DBS certificate. Please refer to the following website for guidance on filtering. The form will also ask if you have resided outside of the UK after the age of 16, to establish if an Overseas Police Record check may be required.
3 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
9,790 GBP
International
16,840 GBP
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