Primary Education with Recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (4 years) MEd (Hons)
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Postgraduate
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Winchester
MEd (Hons) Primary Education aims to educate creative and critically reflective practitioners able to engage in the complexities of education for the twenty-first century, whilst ensuring compliance with the latest requirements of the Department for Education. The breadth of the programme, which covers the core curriculum subjects, the full range of wider foundation subjects and a specialist subject study ensures that the programme is demanding and thorough, and meets the needs of employers. Members of the programme team offer rich experience, expertise and enthusiasm to nurture students through their academic and professional journey.All entrants complete common first and second year modules. In Year 2, with experience of both the taught programme and teaching in schools, students select their three or four year route. This flexibility supports personal academic and professional development opportunities. The four-year route allows students to further enhance and enrich their professional practice and offers the opportunity to gain up to 120 Level 7 Masters credits before taking up employment in a first teaching post.The programme aims are addressed through three key interdisciplinary themes, chosen for their relevance to the graduate primary teacher: Identity Perspectives RelationshipsThe three interrelated themes provide a unifying structure to our professional educational programme, which combines the development of effective and skilled practice with analytical awareness and critique. The programme's approach is underpinned by tenets of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Students are nurtured to reflect on their educational values as they develop into enthusiastic, creative and respectful educators, equipped to respond to the needs of children and to engage with wider aspects of schooling such as citizenship and sustainability .Students follow a core programme that includes both theoretical and practical issues relating to teaching in...
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Our aim is to shape 'confident learners' by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies here and as well as onto further studies or the employment market. You are taught primarily through a combination of lectures and seminars, allowing opportunities to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures in smaller groups.In addition to the formally scheduled contact time such as lectures and seminars etc.), you are encouraged to access academic support from staff within the course team, your personal tutor and the wide range of services available to you within the University.Independent learningOver the duration of your course, you will be expected to develop independent and critical learning, progressively building confidence and expertise through independent and collaborative research, problem-solving and analysis with the support of staff. You take responsibility for your own learning and are encouraged to make use of the wide range of available learning resources available.Overall workloadYour overall workload consists of class contact hours, independent learning and assessment activity.While your actual contact hours may depend on the optional modules you select, the following information gives an indication of how much time you will need to allocate to different activities at each level of the course .Year 1 (Level 4): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 276 hours Independent learning: 612 hours Placement: 312 hoursYear 2 (Level 5): Timetabled teaching and learning activity* Teaching, learning and assessment: 252 hours Independent learning: 708 hours Placement: 240 yearsYear 3 (Level 6): Timetabled teaching and...
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- Early Years
- Leadership
- Primary
- Teaching
- English
- Drama
- Design
- Mathematics
- Art design
- Art
- School
- Planning
- Citizenship
- Music
- Learning Teaching
- GCSE Mathematics
Course programme
- Education Theory 1A: Teachers and Schools
- Education Theory 1B: Learners and Learning
- School Experience Preparation, Practice and Review 1a and 1b
- Personal Professional Development 1
- Curriculum English 1: Using Language
- Curriculum Mathematics 1: An Introduction to Primary Mathematics
- Curriculum Science 1: Teaching Scientific Enquiry and the Passionately Curious
- Wider Curriculum Perspectives
- Wider Curriculum in Practice
- ICT across the Primary Curriculum
- Educational Theory 2: The Inclusive Classroom
- School Experience Preparation Practice and Review 2
- Professional Enquiry 1: Research Proposal and Literature Review
- Personal Professional Development: Reflecting on Self-Directed Experience
- Personal Professional Development 2
- Curriculum English 2: Understanding Language Development
- Curriculum: Mathematics 2: Children Learning Mathematics
- Curriculum Science 2: Teaching Scientific Enquiry and Exploring Intriguing Ideas
- Wider Cross-Curricular Perspectives
- Art and Design Education 1: Developing and Evaluating Artistic Practice
- Art and Design Education 2: Developing and Evaluating School-Based Practice
- Drama 1: Drama in the Primary Curriculum
- Drama 2: The Art of Drama in the Primary School
- Early Years 1: Principles and Practice
- Early Years 2: Sites for Playful Learning
- English 1a: Principles and Practice
- English 1b: Creative Contexts
- English 2a: Exploring the Language of Literature
- English 2b: Children's Literature
- Geography 1: The Nature of Primary Geography; Planning for Effective Learning and Teaching
- Geography 2: Primary Geography - Approaches and Research Evidence
- History 1: The Discipline of History; Issues and Evidence
- History 2: A Period in Time
- ICT 1: Introduction to Interactive Technologies
- ICT 2: Teaching in the 21st Century
- Mathematics 1: Starting Points for Mathematical Learning
- Mathematics 2: Developing Children's Thinking and Learning in Mathematics
- Music 1: The Power of Music; Creative Approaches for Teaching Music
- Music 2: Effective Learning and Teaching: Approaches and Research Evidence
- MFL 1: The Nature of Primary Languages; Planning for Effective Learning and Teaching
- MFL 2: Primary Languages - Approaches and Research Evidence
- PE 1: Sport Education
- PE 2: Movement Education
- RE 1: The Nature of Religious Studies; Planning for Effective Learning and Teaching
- RE 2: Primary Religious Studies - Teaching and Learning Approaches to the Distinctive Features of Eastern Religions
- Science 1: Developing Scientific Enquiry
- Science 2: Science and Education
- SEN 1: Working in Partnership
- SEN 2: Communication and Interaction
- Educational Theory 3: Current Issues in Education
- Enhanced School Experience Preperation, Practice and Review 3
- Professional Enquiry 2: Research Report
- Professional Enquiry 3: Knowledge Exchange
- Personal Professional Development 3
- Curriculum English, Mathematics and Science 3: Making Connections
- Inclusive Curriculum: Provision for and Evaluation of an Additional Need
- Option: Championing Creative Approaches to Primary Geography
- Option: Championing Creative Approaches to Primary Religious Education
- Option: Creative Approaches to Primary History
- Option: Creativity in Teaching and Learning
- Option: Developing Partnerships with Families
- Option: Every Child Matters: What's Worth Fighting for in Education
- Option: Insights into the Early Years Curriculum
- Option: Introducing the use of Mechanical and Electronic Control
- Option: Learning Beyond the Classroom
- Option: Learning to Teach Primary Art and Design Education
- Option: Meeting the Needs of the Child with Autism
- Option: Multimedia
- Option: Exploring Museum Learning
- Option: Outdoor Education
- Option: Reading Movement
- Option: Science in the Early Years
- Option: Science in the News - Scientific Literacy and Citizenship
- Option: Sustainability and the Primary Classroom
- Option: Understanding the Nature of Design and Technology Activity
- Option: Workplace Learning
- Option: Children as Researchers
- Option: Developing Confidence in Phonics Teaching
- Option: Philosophy for Children
- Option: Children, Childhood and Schooling
- Option: Observations in Early Childhood Education
- Option: Music in the Early Years
- Option: Primary Drama for the Non-Specialist
- Option: Using Technology with Young Learners from Birth to Seven
- Option: Comparative Education
- Option: The Social Art of Language: Storytelling in Teaching and Learning
- Option: Volunteering
- Art and Design Education 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Art and Design
- Drama 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Drama
- Early Years 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Early Years
- English 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary English
- Geography 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Geography
- History 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary History
- ICT 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Multimedia ICT
- Mathematics 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Mathematics
- Music 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Music
- MFL 3: The Development and Leadership of Modern Foreign Languages
- PE 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Physical Education
- RE 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Religious Education
- Science 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary Science
- SEN 3: The Development and Leadership of Primary SEN
- Education Theory 4: Principles into Practice
- Leadership and its Effect on Pupil Progress and Achievement
- Enhancing Practice through a Specialism
- Developing Personal Pedagogy through an Option Focus
- Final School Experience Preparation, Practice and Review 4
- Personal Professional Development
For further information about modules, please view the course leaflet (see right-hand side).
Please note the modules listed are correct at the time of publishing, for full-time students entering the programme in Year 1. Optional modules are listed where applicable. Please note the University cannot guarantee the availability of all modules listed and modules may be subject to change. For further information please refer to the terms and conditions at /termsandconditions. The University will notify applicants of any changes made to the core modules listed above.
Primary Education with Recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (4 years) MEd (Hons)