PGCE Primary with The Arts at University of East London

The primary teacher education course is designed for graduates who are committed to becoming primary school teachers. It trains you to teach children in the five -to-11 age range. As a trainee, you will learn how to teach the entire primary curriculum as well as choosing a particular route.

Faculty: School of Childhood and Social Care  |  Department: Department of Education  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Primary PGCE prepares you to become a research-informed, reflective primary school teacher with the expertise to deliver high-impact, evidence-based lessons. In Active Enquiry and Intervention, you will design and implement classroom strategies grounded in educational research to accelerate learner progress. Modules include Active Enquiry and Intervention: Impacting upon Learner Progress, School-Based Learning: Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth), Developing Subject Expertise and Subject Specialism.

Career pathways

By working alongside schools and local authorities in our region, we are helping to meet the need for teachers in our local area and many of our students are offered posts by our partner schools. Some trainees have been offered jobs at schools where they have spent their placement.

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