Program Description
About the course
Our Primary Education with Qualified Teaching Status (QTS) degree will give you the skills to engage, motivate and inspire children. The three-year degree will equip you with the depth of knowledge, skills and understanding required to become an outstanding and ambitious Primary Teacher. You will be given a range of opportunities to gain significant experience teaching in a wide range of our partner schools. As an ambitious Hope Teacher you will have moral purpose and an enthusiastic, innovative and flexible approach.Academic and Professional DevelopmentThis module focuses on the development of your values and the professional skills required to become a Hope Teacher with a clear sense of moral purpose and a holistic view of all learners. You will explore how you can provide learning experiences so that all children can succeed regardless of social context. You will also learn how to study effectively and focus on how children develop and learn in the primary classroom.National CurriculumYou will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding in all aspects of the primary National Curriculum. This includes the core subjects; English, Maths and Science but also all foundation subjects including; history, geography, religious education, modern foreign languages, music, and computing. All of your curriculum teaching is led by experts who will integrate the latest research and evidence into your sessions. This module will also prepare you for subject assessments and how to create a stimulating and engaging curriculum for children.Enhanced Specialist AreaFrom your second year, you have the opportunity to specialise in several National Curriculum areas, or choose from a school theme, for example Special Educational Needs, Mathematics, Music, Every Child Matters, English, Physical Education, Science, or Early Years. This will develop your knowledge and understanding as well as your teaching skills and prepare you for leading this aspect of provision within a primary school.Professional Placement
Each year you will complete a professional placement in a range of schools settings and age phases. You will also have the opportunity to complete short intensive training placements for early reading and phonics, adaptive teaching for SEND and EAL and a wider perspectives focus.Course structure
Teaching on this degree is structured into lectures, where all students are taught together, and seminars of smaller groups of around 15-20 students.As well as classroom-based study, you also spend time on placement in our partner schools. Your placements are organised in relation to your training needs and often with a school partner. This system allows you to work closely with colleagues to support each other with planning and teaching. In school, you will have the support of a dedicated school-based mentor, while at University you will also have a professional placement tutor who will be on hand to support you.In addition to teaching hours you will be expected to spend a number of hours studying independently each week, as well as studying in groups to prepare for any group assessments you may have.
