Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status
Staffordshire University
UCAS Code: X112 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Other A Level combinations are possible to achieve 112 points
Pass Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 80 UCAS points.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE or Level 2 equivalent in English, Maths and Science at Grade 4/C. Where applicants are taking double or triple GCSEs, all grades must be 4/C.
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Achieve a minimum of 112 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (CCCCC) is required.
T Level
Pass (C and above)
Eligible T Level applications will be asked to achieve a minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass as a condition of offer.
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About this course
The BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS provides a route into the primary teaching alongside gaining an education degree, which means you'll be able to go straight into your first job as a primary school teacher when you graduate.
Our course puts learning at the heart of what we do. This means that your learning is at the centre of the course just as, when you are teaching, the learning of your school students must be at the centre of your work.
The course is distinctive because it involves a mix of university input and school experience, close attention to your individual needs and a genuine sense of partnership with the schools that we work with. You'll undertake valuable and varied placements at each stage of the course in a range of settings.
• Applicants to Initial Teacher Training courses are required to pass the skills tests before starting their course.
• You will be required to successfully complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application and be certified fit to teach.
• You will be invited for interview prior to your acceptance and enrolment onto the course and expected to carry out a teaching placement assessment.
• You will be provided with a teaching placements post enrolment.
• Ideally applicants will have at least 2 weeks experience with within a school/educational setting. This and other experience with children will enhance applications, e.g. Brownies Scouts, sports coaching etc
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award:
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
Modules
All modules compulsory
Level 4 - Year 1
Professional studies – Reflection and professional problem solving
The Primary Core Curriculum – Knowledge and principles
The Primary Foundation Curriculum – Knowledge and principles
Safeguarding and Child Protection Level 5 - Year 2
Professional studies – Critical analysis and professional competencies
The Primary Core Curriculum – Critical understanding and application
The Primary Foundation Curriculum – Critical understanding and application
Inclusion and Inclusive Practice
Level 6 - Year 3
Professional studies – Teacher identity and research informed practice
The Primary Core Curriculum –Systematic and conceptual understanding
The Primary Foundation Curriculum –Systematic and conceptual understanding
Contemporary Issues in Primary Education
Independent Research Project
Assessment methods
Assessment:
Written assignments, presentations and other forms of assessment will be used throughout the course to assess student teachers’ curriculum, pedagogical, policy and research knowledge. Presentations will be used to assess and aid in the development of communications skills. The production of a final year original independent research project (dissertation) assesses their use of research methodology to inform professional practice. All student teachers are required to pass their placements, this being assessed by mentor feedback and tutor/mentor observations, evidenced within their placements booklets and a final year evidence portfolio review.
All student teachers will meet with their academic mentor four times within the academic year.
Upon successful completion of Level 4 – Year 1
Certificate in Education Studies
Upon successful completion of Level 5 – Year 2
Diploma in Education Studies
Upon successful completion of Level 6 – Year 3
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS (if successfully recommended for Qualified Teacher Status)
BA (Hons) Primary Education Studies (if not recommended for Qualified Teacher Status)
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The Uni
Staffordshire University (Stoke Campus)
Institute of Education
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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.
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