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Primary Education with QTS

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,B

Pass Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 122 UCAS Tariff points.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

30

To include HL 4 or SL 5 in English, Mathematics and Science.

120 points from 6 Higher Levels to include H4/O4 in English Language, Mathematics and Science

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

Scottish Higher

B,B,B,C,C

UCAS Tariff

120

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Primary teaching

How does a three-year-old child learn to read? How do you write an individual teaching plan for a seven-year-old with dyslexia? How do you manage the behaviour of the five-year-olds you teach every day?

On our three-year course, you’ll develop the professional skills you need to become a teacher, so that you can set high expectations of the pupils you teach, promote good progress within learning, secure and demonstrate good subject and pedagogical knowledge across the primary curriculum, and plan and teach well-structured lessons that are adapted to your pupils’ needs. 

You’ll also develop strong research skills, learning how to interpret the latest educational research and incorporate it into your teaching methods. This is so you can draw on research to guide your teaching in the classroom, innovate your approaches to classroom management and find solutions to issues that may arise.

Some of the concepts you’ll explore include the importance of memory in the learning process, how to address common misconceptions within subjects and how to adapt your teaching to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. You will also learn the importance of reflective practice to support improvement. 

You’ll go on school placements in each year of study, gaining experience in teaching every phase from 3–11 year-olds, so that you can teach in Early Years through to Key Stage Two when you graduate.

**Features and Benefits**

- **Teaching excellence -** We've been training teachers for over 100 years. You’ll be taught by lecturers who are experienced in both teaching and research.

- **Gain teaching experience -** You’ll spend a minimum of 120 days on placements over the three years, gaining experience across early years, key stage 1 and key stage 2.

- **Course structure-** – Most of your university sessions are taught in class-sized groups of around 30 students.

- **Dedicated support -** You’ll be part of a small tutor group and be allocated a personal tutor for the duration of your degree, to make sure you’re getting the support you need.

- **Study abroad -** There are opportunities for enrichment visits to look at education and schools in other countries.

- **Qualified Teacher Status -** When you complete your degree you will be recommended for QTS.

- **Community of teachers -** We train over 1,000 teachers every year, so you'll be joining a vibrant community of other student teachers and be able to share your experiences. 

The Uni


Course location:

Manchester Metropolitan University

Department:

Teacher Education and Professional Development

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

71%
Primary teaching

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Teacher training

Teaching and learning

67%
Staff make the subject interesting
78%
Staff are good at explaining things
82%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
86%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

72%
Library resources
84%
IT resources
73%
Course specific equipment and facilities
52%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

99%
UK students
1%
International students
11%
Male students
89%
Female students
76%
2:1 or above
11%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
B
B

After graduation


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Teacher training

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,419
med
Average annual salary
98%
low
Employed or in further education
91%
low
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

86%
Teaching and educational professionals
4%
Childcare and related personal services
2%
Other elementary services occupations

The stats above mainly cover teaching degrees for training and qualifying in primary school education. These tend to be three or four-year courses — check with course tutors about how long you will need to study to get your Qualified Teacher Status. Most graduates go into teaching roles — usually primary school teaching, so these courses have good employment rates and starting salaries. We have a shortage of teachers of all kinds, which is deepening, and whilst many of the most severe are at secondary level, the prospects for this degree are not likely to take a downturn any time soon.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Teacher training

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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£18k

£24k

£24k

£26k

£26k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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