BA Hons Primary Education (ITE)

Graduate from this rewarding honours degree with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Why study primary education?

Prepare to enter the classroom as a transformational professional, ready to make a real difference to the lives of the children you teach.

Why UWE Bristol?

BA(Hons) Primary Education will develop your skills in teaching five to eleven year olds, across key stages 1 and 2, to professional standards.

Deepen your knowledge and understanding through self-directed study, with an enquiry-based approach to your learning.

Read, discuss and question current policy and practice and make links between educational theory and practice. This course prepares you for a career as a teacher and leads to recommendation for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Approach this course as if it were a job. You'll work nine to five for most of your course working in diverse schools and settings with children from a range of cultural backgrounds, and across the spectrum of needs. Become an expert communicator, creating a positive, safe environment and a first-class educational experience for the children you work with.

Where can it take me?

You'll graduate with excellent prospects for employment.

Completing the course demonstrates that you have all the personal and professional attributes you need to become a successful teacher.

• Tariff points: 112
• GCSE: Grade C/4 in English Language, Mathematics and Science, or equivalent. We do not accept Level 2 Key Skills, Functional Skills or Certificates in Adult Literacy and Numeracy as suitable alternatives to GCSEs.
• English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component 
• A-level subjects: No specific subjects required.

You will graduate ready to teach all the subjects of the National Curriculum at key stages 1 and 2 and meet all the standards required to become a member of the teaching profession. 

This course prepares you for a career as a teacher. Successful completion leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status. Please note that the Department for Education has consulted on proposed changes to the award of QTS and when this is made, and we await further guidance on this.

This course gives you the opportunity to enhance your skills and improve your job prospects.

Our award-winning careers service will develop your employment potential through career coaching and help find you graduate jobs, placements and global opportunities.

We can also help find local volunteering and community opportunities, provide support for entrepreneurial activity and get you access to employer events.