Overview

Overview

• Our BA Primary Education with QTS is a dynamic 3-year undergraduate Initial Teacher Education degree. The programme's first year provides a secure basis for practice across the full primary curriculum and the 3-11 age phase. In the second and third years of the programme, you will focus on the 5-11 age phase. Our modules give you the opportunity to learn the full breadth of the national curriculum, with an in-depth focus on a specific subject, AEN or Early Years. Modules also cover topics such as leadership and the critical exploration of AI as a teaching and learning tool to ensure you are equipped to succeed in schools in the future.
• Top 15 in the UK for graduate prospects (Education subject rankings, Complete University Guide 2025) (CUG,2024)
• Our programme effectively blends theory and practice, providing you with the knowledge, understanding and skills for your future teaching career. You will develop a strong understanding of important, pertinent research and consider critically important pedagogical theories. Your work on campus is enhanced and developed through a series of school placements and Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP) weeks, where you will develop a reflective approach to your practice and the ability to work flexibly, responsively, and effectively in the classroom. Your professional placements will typically take place across different schools and key stages so you benefit from a breadth of experience.
• Our course provides the opportunity to learn to teach in a stimulating and supportive environment from tutors with extensive expertise and experience. We are also proud of our extensive range of resources available to students. You leave the programme as an outstanding teacher with the skills, knowledge and motivation to empower and educate others.
• Consistently rated Ofsted Outstanding since 2005. Rated Outstanding in all areas in our 2024 inspection.