The School of Education enjoys an excellent track record and reputation for developing flexible, high quality programmes. For example, our primary education provision has the highest quality rating (category A) as awarded by the Teaching Agency (TA).
The School of Education offers a range of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses that lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). These are listed below.
Find out more general information about Initial Teacher Education.
School Experience Programme
The School Experience Programme (SEP) has been developed by the Teaching Agency and allows people interested in teaching to gain classroom experience in primary and secondary schools.
Visit the School Experience Programme website.
Primary
| Primary Education with QTS (3-7 Years) | BA(Hons) with QTS (full-time) |
| PGCE (full-time: 1 year) | |
| Primary Education with QTS (5-11 Years) | BA(Hons) with QTS (full-time) |
| PGCE (full-time: 1 year) |
Key Stage 2/3 (Ages 7-14)
| English Education (7-14 Years) | BA(Hons) with QTS (full-time) |
| Mathematics Education (7-14 years) | BA(Hons) with QTS (full-time) |
Secondary
Post-compulsory Education (post 16)
| Post-compulsory Education | CertEd/PGCE (full-time: 1 year) |
School Direct and Assessment Only routes into teaching
| School Direct and Assessment Only | School Direct and Assessment Only |