PGCE Primary Early Years 3-7 (with QTS) at University of Warwick

The one-year PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status focuses on the 3-7 age range, mainly the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. It prepares trainees to work with diverse pupils, including those with SEND and EAL, and is offered on a university-led route (with one Key Stage 1 and two Early Years placements) and lead partner routes, including a digital route.

Department: Centre for Teacher Education  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Intake: 1 September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three modules run through the year: Subject Studies (teaching all National Curriculum subjects, with English, Mathematics and Science as core), Professional Enquiry (teaching methods, how children learn, meeting individual needs, assessment, adaptive teaching and behaviour management) and Professional Practice (linking taught sessions to placements, reflective practice, wellbeing and safeguarding). Trainees spend a minimum of 120 days in school and have 20 days of Intensive Training and Practice. Assessment is by Master's-level assignments and against the Teachers' Standards.

Career pathways

Career progression can be through a specialist curriculum or pastoral role or into management, for example heads of Key Stage, coordinators of cross-curricular areas, or subject and professional mentors for trainee teachers. Completion leads to a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

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