Primary and Early Years Education with QTS BA(Hons)

About the course

If you’re striving to become a primary school teacher, then this course will help you on your way. The course focuses on developing the skills you need to teach children from ages three to eleven and upon successful completion we’ll recommend Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

We were ranked best in Yorkshire* for student satisfaction in the subject Teacher Training (National Student Survey 2022)

Why Primary and Early Years Education?

• The course content is designed to address the full breadth of the Teachers’ Standards, combining university-based and school-based training. You’ll have the opportunity to gain comprehensive knowledge of the core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science), the seven areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and the full breadth of the National Curriculum.
• We know there’s no substitute for learning how to teach in the classroom environment, so we give you lots of opportunity to gain practical experience across our partnership schools, starting from your first term. In fact, you’ll undertake a range of longer and shorter enrichment placements every year. Your placements will be organised by our dedicated placements team alongside your academic tutors to ensure you get the experience you need. As part of your placements you’ll be able to observe experienced teachers, gain practical, hands-on experience in front of students and benefit from one-to-one mentoring. It’s all designed to help you develop your skills and move on to become an outstanding teacher.
• While you’re studying at Huddersfield, you’ll be able to access our extensive professional and academic network, not to mention our excellent facilities and specialist equipment, including our mock Early Years and Primary classrooms designed to help you prepare for the real world whilst you study.

*subjects rankings refer to Common Aggregation Hierarchy level 3 and are further filtered to include English HEI's with income over £100m+ in the 20/21 academic year, Question: Overall Satisfaction (Q27)

Entry requirements

In addition you must also:

• have GCSE English language, Maths and a Science subject at grade 4 or above, or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme.

• provide an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and health clearances.

• offers are subject to interview.

All conditions must be met by 31 August for entry in September in the year of application.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

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