Primary Education (ITE) - BA(Hons)

The BA(Hons) Primary Education (ITE) 5-11 course is designed to train you to specialise in teaching across the primary phase at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 - and to develop your professional skills against the current teacher professional standards. The course adopts an enquiry approach to learning - with many opportunities for you to direct your learning, to develop your graduate attributes and to deepen your knowledge, understanding and skills.

During the course you will further specialise in one of the following areas:

• English, Literacies and Language
• Maths and Science
• Arts and Humanities

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Graduate and Professional Learning in Primary Education 1
• Beginning Professional Practice in Primary Education
• Introducing Knowledge for Teaching in Primary Education 1
• Introducing Knowledge for Teaching in Primary Education 2.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Graduate and Professional Learning in Primary Education 2
• Developing Professional Practice in Primary Education
• Developing Knowledge for Teaching in Primary Education
• Embedding Specialist Knowledge for Teaching in Primary Education.

You will study the following compulsory modules:

• Graduate and Professional Learning in Primary Education 3
• Extending Professional Practice in Primary Education
• Extending Knowledge for Teaching in Primary Education
• Enhancing Knowledge for Teaching in Primary Education: Dissertation.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

We use a variety of methods of teaching including formal lectures, seminars and workshops, tutor and student-led study groups, and one-to-one tutorials. All students are expected to learn both in groups and independently, as well as through the effective use of on-line resources. You will develop important graduate skills:

• Independent working
• Time management
• Expert communication
• Collaborative working
• IT skills
• Professional commitment

We will provide you with all the support and assistance you need and actively encourage you to learn effectively in a variety of ways.

For more details see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Find out more about our academic staff, their teaching expertise and research interests.

This is a full-time intensive, professional programme. Your commitment to the course will require you to attend University on most days. Sometimes the sessions may start at 08:30 and last until 17:30. When on teaching placement you will be required to attend on a full-time basis.

We use a range of assessment types, including oral and poster presentations, portfolios and written assignments, some of which are written under exam conditions.

For more details see our full glossary of assessment terms.