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Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status BEd (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

Online

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Achieve your ambitions on one of the country’s top teacher training courses. We’ll work with you to ensure you become the best teacher you can be.

Join a degree which has won national recognition for quality: we’ve received an ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating
Boost your career prospects: for the past three years, 100% of our BEd (Hons) Primary Education graduates have gone on to work or further study within six months of completing their degree
Enjoy exciting school placements where you can develop your professional skills and enhance your employability
Personalise your degree to match your interests by choosing from our range of curriculum enhancement pathways
Learn from an experienced, lively and caring teaching team who are committed to your success: in the latest Newly Qualified Teacher Survey, our students rated their training as among the best in the country.
You may also be interested in our four-year Integrated Masters in Education (MEdu) (in curriculum enhancement) with Qualified Teacher Status.
If you already know you’d like to become a primary teacher, this course is an excellent choice. It combines a highly regarded honours degree with the recommendation of the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – so you’ll be able to go straight into your first teaching position when you graduate.

This course enjoys a strong reputation locally, nationally and internationally. Supported by a large partnership of quality assured primary, infant, junior, middle and special schools, you will undertake school-based as well as university-based training as stipulated by the National College (NCTL).

About this course

Our newly qualified teachers are highly regarded within the education sector and our employability statistics speak for themselves. For the last three years, 100% of our Primary Education graduates have progressed to work or further study within six months of completing the course. Many go on to secure jobs at schools where they undertook their placements.

When you graduate, you could choose to continue studying with us by taking our MA Education course, which will help you to explore the wider impact of education and increase your confidence as a practitioner. The MA Education is especially valuable if you have set your sights on more senior roles such as head teacher or deputy head teacher.

As a newly qualified teacher, you can also benefit from the University’s continuing support as you take your career forward. We offer a range of resources, subject updates, events, conferences and development opportunities to ease your transition into professional practice.

Five GCSEs at Grade C (or Grade 4) or above, including Maths, English Language and a Science (there are currently a range of equivalences which can be accepted. Please contact our Admissions team if you need clarification).
7.0 (with 6.5 in each skills area)

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Subjects

  • Computing
  • Primary
  • Teaching
  • English
  • Quality
  • Learning Teaching
  • School
  • Mathematics
  • GCSE Mathematics
  • Professional

Course programme

What you will study

You will study modules such as:

Stage one
  • Professional Practice 1
  • Child Development
  • Mathematics and English: Starting Points for Learning and Teaching
  • Science and Computing: Starting Points for Learning and Teaching
  • Wider Curriculum: Starting Points for Learning and Teaching
  • Keeping Safe
  • Educational Theory, Policy and Practice
Stage two
  • Professional Practice 2
  • Mathematics and English: Progressing Learning and Teaching
  • Science and Computing: Progressing Learning and Teaching
  • Wider Curriculum: Progressing Learning and Teaching
  • Diversity Matters
  • Educational Settings
  • Research Methods for Teacher Inquiry
Stage three
  • Professional practice 3
  • Curriculum Enhancement*
  • English, Mathematics and Science: Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
  • Professional Accountability
  • Educational Inquiry
  • Optional module – choose from:
  • Conditions for Learning
  • Inclusion: Making a Difference
  • Curriculum Design
Possible choices for Curriculum Enhancement may include Creative Arts, English, Mathematics, Science and Computing, SEND, Primary Foreign Languages, Physical Activity and Humanities.

Additional information

UK/EU fee
£9,250 per year* (2020/21)

International fee
£14,045 per year (2020/21)

Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status BEd (Hons)

Price on request