Primary Education (5-11)
UCAS Code: X320
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Five GCSEs at grades A* - C/Level 4 or above, including English, Maths and Science. Please consult our website or speak to our admissions team in order to check the approved equivalences to GCSE.
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About this course
What role in society can be more crucial than that which shapes children’s lives and prepares them for adulthood? Teaching is without doubt one of the most important professions; without teaching there would be no other professions. It is also one of the most rewarding and fulfilling careers. This exciting programme is for those wishing to train as primary teachers and attain a degree in primary Education. The whole programme is based on the principle of reflective practice with an enquiry-based approach to teaching and learning. Candidates will need to apply to teach children aged 3-7 (Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1) or 5-11 years (Key stages 1 and 2)
Modules
The programme will be delivered through a series of modules (16 in total over three years). You will be taught in a variety of ways; A minority of sessions in whole group lectures (over 100 students), a vast majority of sessions in workshops and seminars (groups of 25 - 30 students) and tutorials (1- 6 students). In the first two years there will be compulsory modules covering Foundation Stage Curriculum and National Curriculum subjects, professional issues eg classroom management, School Experience and thematic approaches to the whole primary curriculum. In the third year of the programme you will be able to choose two areas of specialism for deeper study: an advanced professional focus (APF) and an advanced subject focus (ASF). There are four main strands to the degree: School Experience; Professional Studies; Curriculum Studies; Final Year Specialisms.
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York St John University
Children, Young People and 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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