BA (Hons) Education and Training at Teesside University

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Education and Training helps lecturers, mentors, teaching assistants and other workers in education develop their knowledge of educational practice and reflect on strategies for developing their professional practice. It is primarily for those currently practising or volunteering in the sector and is a Teesside University award delivered at partner colleges in the Tees Valley.

Duration: 1-2 years part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Contextualising Education Practice, Exploring Innovative Learning Environments, Inclusive Practice, Personal and Professional Development, and Promoting Positive Behaviour and Attitudes. Year 2 core modules: Comparative Perspectives in Education, Contemporary Issues in Education, Individual Practice Project and Planning Research in Education.

Career pathways

Graduates may progress into a graduate teacher programme for teaching in primary settings, or practise in lifelong learning settings such as further education colleges.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Direct entry to the level 6 modules (one-year route) requires a foundation degree or equivalent credits (120 at level 4 and 120 at level 5) in a relevant educational area. Direct entry to the level 5 modules requires an appropriate teaching qualification such as a Certificate in Education: Education and Training or an equivalent award (120 HE credits at level 4/5). Applicants must be in paid or unpaid employment in an educational practice for at least 2-5 hours per week. RPL and APEL are considered individually. Applications cannot be accepted from international students requiring a student visa.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,635 a year (2026/27). Part-time, stated as £4,635 for 120 credits. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International undergraduate degree rate; tuition only Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1-2 years part-time

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