BA (Hons) Primary Teaching (QTS) Fulfil your ambition to become a primary school teacher Course in Islamabad || Registration Open
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Overview
Qualify as a primary school teacher with the opportunity to personalise your journey by selecting from a range of exciting subject study choices
Our BA (Hons) Primary Teaching (QTS) course provides quality training to teach in the 5-11 age range (Key Stages 1 and 2) and enables you to graduate as a qualified teacher at the end of your three-year degree.
Learn the art of teaching
You will develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes required by the teaching profession, as you learn the fundamentals of the national curriculum to fully prepare you for working in primary schools.
As part of your studies, you will have the opportunity to pursue a subject study, where you will develop deeper knowledge in a subject area of your choice.
In addition, you will gain vital hands-on experience of working within the classroom through our school experience modules, which develop your confidence and competence to teach effectively.
Proud history of teacher training
The University of Chichester has been training teachers for over 180 years and we look to train employable professionals who will make a positive difference to children’s education.
You will be taught by experienced primary education specialists and our dedication to small teaching groups allows you to develop strong professional relationships with the University teaching team.
On this course you will:
- Gain Qualified Teacher Status that will allow you to teach in primary schools in England and Wales.
- Develop your competence and confidence working within the classroom environment.
- Gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required by the teaching profession.
- Understand the cornerstone of the national curriculum for primary education, with the opportunity to pursue a subject study.
The Course
Learn how to teach the full range of primary subjects and develop children’s holistic needs
As a Primary Teaching student, you will learn the national curriculum and how to deliver it to young children in exciting and engaging ways.
You will also learn about the key issues in primary teaching through our professional studies modules.
You will learn the fundamentals of teaching English, Maths and Science, as well as how to teach subjects that form the wider curriculum, including aspects of ICT/Computing, PE, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, Art, History, DT, Geography, RSHE and RE.
You will also learn the key theories of learning development to better understand how to ensure that all children can succeed and thrive in school.
Alongside these areas, you will have the opportunity to take modules that allow you to pursue a subject study within Primary Teaching that will be included on your final degree title.
Our suite of on campus modules is complemented by modules that will take you into school where you will practise as a student teacher.
Curriculum studies
As part of the programme, you will study curriculum modules that develop your pedagogic and subject knowledge within these areas.
Modules explore each subject within the core curriculum (English, Mathematics and Science), alongside modules that look at the wider curriculum (music, physical education, art etc.) to provide you with a thorough grounding in the full National Curriculum.
The course will equip you to take a critical and reflective view of each subject’s curriculum and pedagogies. You will develop a detailed understanding of the distinctive features of each subject area and explore relevant research concerning children’s learning in that subject.
By linking your learning to school experience, the module will promote the necessary understanding you need to plan, teach and assess the core curriculum effectively.
Professional studies
The professional studies modules will explore the teaching skills that are required for the classroom, including behaviour for learning, planning for progression and assessing pupils effectively.
You will explore effective inclusive practice and recognise how quality first teaching can support the progress of all children.
The final professional studies module explores your position as a teacher in the contemporary educational landscape. Through this, you will develop and articulate a personal philosophy of education that has built over the three years.
Select a year
School Experience 1: Becoming A Teacher
Preparation for this school experience will begin in University through student participation in all elements of the taught course. You will engage in practical work-based learning experiences and complete directed tasks, supported by a University-trained Mentor and Link Tutor who will guide and assess student progress.
Subject Study
Pursue a subject study in depth to personalise your learning journey
Our innovative subject study modules enable you to pursue a subject discipline in depth. You may select to take all subject study modules in the same subject or may select a range of subject modules across the programme. The choice to explore one subject in depth or to generalise is yours.
If you select modules in the same subject you will be awarded, on successful completion, a degree award that reflects this (e.g. BA (Hons) Primary Teaching with English Education).
You can choose from the following subjects:
- Early Years
- English
- Physical Education
- Social Justice Education
- Special Educational Needs and Disability
- STEM Education
- The advanced study of Early Years for those that want to explore early childhood practices in more depth
- English for students that wish to explore the joys of language, literature and literacy in the classroom
- Physical Education for those interested in children’s physical and motor skills development through practical sessions
- Social Justice Education for students interested in Sociology, History, Citizenship or Politics with a view of being agents of change
- Special Educational Needs and Disability for students that want to develop further understanding of the range of needs in primary and specialist schools
- STEM Education for students that wish to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Science, Technology, Computing and Mathematics
School Placements
Gain vital experience as you develop your confidence at the heart of the classroom
We strongly believe in giving you a range of school placement opportunities to provide distinctive and rewarding experiences to help develop your professional skills.
You will progress from planning, teaching and managing the learning of a group of children for the core curriculum (Year One) to meeting the needs of a class of pupils in all curriculum areas (Year Three). You’ll get the opportunity to practise in a school early in the course.
You will receive substantial teaching experience in schools and other settings in the following pattern:
- Year One – Four weeks for three days per week in Term One and a block of four weeks in Term Three
- Year Two – Seven weeks plus two weeks special interest placement
- Year Three – Ten weeks in Term Two
These placements will usually provide distinctive opportunities in which to develop your professional and teaching skills.
In particular, efforts will be made to place you in schools with different organisational characteristics and in contrasting socio-economic catchment areas.
The special interest placement will also provide you with the experience of an alternative educational setting.
It enables you to follow an educational area of interest and extend your learning about a particular area of education, for example: working with bilingual learners, teaching in an outdoor education setting, or working in a special school.
Teaching and Assessment
Innovative teaching methods that develop your full potential as a future teacher
Teaching
We use strategies that are designed to enable you to effectively master a broad base of concepts, skills, knowledge and understanding that will inform your teaching practice.
You will join lectures and small seminars led by experienced tutors, in which discussion and debate are key to developing your knowledge and skills.
There are opportunities on campus for you to simulate real world classrooms, allowing you to become more familiar, confident and comfortable in teaching spaces ahead of your professional placements.
All of our staff have a strong background within education and use their experience to inform their teaching, as the help your development into a professional and capable teacher.
Assessment
Assessments include essays, presentations, 1:1 discussions, coursework, and the creation of creative stimuli.
Careers
Take the first steps towards your career within primary education
We expect that our Primary Teaching graduates will have a desire to pursue a career within primary schools, with 98% of our graduates in employment or further study within fifteen months of completing the course (Discover Uni 2021).
This course aims to ensure that you will be well placed to further your career in education through leading year groups and subjects, as well as joining senior leadership team.
Alumni have also progressed into headship, consultancy roles, initial teacher training lecturing and more.
Postgraduate pathways
- MA Education
- MA in Inclusive Special Education
- PGCiPP: Workplace Learning Development
University of Chichester alumni receive a 15% discount on our postgraduate courses.
