Course Overview

Our course offers you:

Qualified Teacher Status

Experience in Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, with enhancement in age phases on either side (e.g. 0-3 and Key Stage 2)

Extensive experience in schools with at least 24 weeks in at least four schools or settings

Excellent coverage of primary curriculum subject areas and Early Years Foundation Stage Areas of Learning and Development for Early Years, enhances your skills, your confidence, and your potential employment prospects

The opportunity to develop an area of personal, professional significance interest

Guidance and support from a team of highly skilled and dedicated tutors in University and in schools/ settings.

Our commitment goes beyond your undergraduate studies. Subject to achieving a 2:1 in your undergraduate degree, you will benefit from a guaranteed interview on one of our postgraduate teacher training programs and a range of other programmes that will allow you to specialise in areas such as special educational needs, leadership, and creativity, as well as pursuing research interests.

The government is planning changes to the NQT transition period from one year to two years. This will be introduced nationally but will operate in some areas of the country (e.g. the North East, Greater Manchester, and South and West Yorkshire) from September 2020. Following the achievement of QTS, therefore, all of you entering into a job as an NQT, or in the aforementioned regions from 2020, will be entitled to a 2-year package of ongoing training and support as an NQT. These entitlements are enshrined in the recently published Early Career Framework and the government has promised additional funding and mentoring support for new entrants to the profession who are entitled to this 2-year NQT program. As a university committed to the ongoing training and professional development of new teachers, we are aligning our new Level 7 Masters programs to the Early Career Framework and would be keen to continue to support schools and NQTs in the next phases of their careers.

General Eligibility

Typical Entry:

120

UCAS points

GCE A Level:

120 UCAS points from GCE A Levels, or equivalent. Typical offer: BBC-BBB.

BTEC:

BTEC Extended Diploma/Diploma: merit/distinction profile - Typical offer DDM

T Level:

Merit

Irish/Scottish Highers:

H3, H3, H3, H3, H3

International Baccalaureate:

28 points

Access requirements:

Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit.

OCR:

OCR National Extended/Diploma: merit/distinction profile

Extra Information / General Entry Requirements:

Please note that we accept a maximum of 8 UCAS points from GCE AS Levels and that the Welsh Baccalaureate (core) and A Level General Studies will be recognized in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)