36 monthsProgramme duration
16,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
1Scholarships
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
BA (Hons) Primary Education will develop your skills in teaching five to eleven year olds, across key stages 1 and 2, to professional standards.
Deepen your knowledge and understanding through self-directed study, with an enquiry-based approach to your learning.
Read, discuss and question current policy and practice and make links between educational theory and practice. This course prepares you for a career as a teacher and leads to recommendation for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Approach this course as if it were a job. You'll work nine to five for most of your course working in diverse schools and settings with children from a range of cultural backgrounds, and across the spectrum of needs. Become an expert communicator, creating a positive, safe environment and a first-class educational experience for the children you work with.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
BA (Hons) Primary Education will develop your skills in teaching five to eleven year olds, across key stages 1 and 2, to professional standards.
Deepen your knowledge and understanding through self-directed study, with an enquiry-based approach to your learning.
Read, discuss and question current policy and practice and make links between educational theory and practice. This course prepares you for a career as a teacher and leads to recommendation for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Approach this course as if it were a job. You'll work nine to five for most of your course working in diverse schools and settings with children from a range of cultural backgrounds, and across the spectrum of needs. Become an expert communicator, creating a positive, safe environment and a first-class educational experience for the children you work with.
Admission Requirements
Typical offers
- Tariff points: 112
- GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Literature or Language, or equivalent. We do not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Literacy and Numeracy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.
- English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
- A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.
- EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: No specific subjects required.
- Access: No specific subjects required.
- Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required.
- Irish Highers: No specific subjects required.
- T Levels: No specific subjects required.
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit http://uwe.ac.uk/englishlanguagerequirements.
Additional requirements (as mandated by the DfE)
- Health checks - for Fitness to Teach
- A clear Enhanced DBS Disclosure including check of children's barred list
- Verification of identity and right to work in the UK
- Check for sanction, restriction or prohibition on teaching issued by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) (if in teaching role)
- Overseas Criminal Record Check, if you've lived, studied or worked overseas for five months or more in the last five years.
The University will also check that candidates are not :
- subject to a prohibition order issued by the Secretary of State
- disqualified from childcare;
- or have obtained a childcare disqualification waiver from Ofsted
All information will be treated in confidence.
Read more about professional checks: https://www.uwe.ac.uk/courses/applying/professional-checks-for-health-and-education
Further Statutory Guidance
- Supervision of activity with children
- Working together to safeguard children
- Keeping children safe in education
If you'd like information regarding issues that could disqualify you from teaching training, please contact us on +44 (0)117 32 83333.
Tuition fees
Domestic
International
Scholarships
Value
$9000
Deadline
1 Sep 2026
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
UWE Bristol (University of the West of England)
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