BA (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status at University of Staffordshire

Programme overview

A three-year route into primary teaching combining university learning with at least 120 days in schools. Students explore the primary curriculum, inclusive and adaptive teaching, assessment, safeguarding, behaviour and classroom leadership, and use a simulated learning environment with digital platforms typical of schools. Students also undertake a small-scale research project.

Duration: 3 years full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course covers the primary curriculum, inclusive teaching, assessment, safeguarding, behaviour and classroom leadership, with school placements each year and a small-scale research project in the final stage.

Career pathways

Graduates with a recommendation for QTS enter teaching as Early Career Teachers, with routes to curriculum or subject leadership, senior leadership, and roles in family and children's centres and care and support services.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112-120 UCAS points; A-levels BBC; BTEC DMM. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with a minimum of 80 UCAS tariff points (reduced tariff offer for Access applicants). OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma: Merit overall. T Levels: minimum overall grade of P (A*-C) or Higher Pass. Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers, Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and Irish Leaving Certificate are accepted, with offers in line with standard requirements and possibly specific subject grades. GCSEs in English, maths and science at 4/C or above (where double or triple award science is taken, at least one grade must be 4). An interview is required.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time study option, course starting September 2027; fee is for the first year, later years may change in line with UK government policy. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,285 a year (2027/28). Full-time study option, course starting September 2027. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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