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). Furthermore, our foundation degrees in youth work and early years care and education are endorsed by the National Youth Agency and Sure Start.
Routes into teaching
The School of Education offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses to enable you to train to become a teacher and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Find out what Initial Teacher Education courses we offer.
Undergraduate
| Course | Who for |
|---|---|
| BA(Hons) with QTS Primary | For those without a degree who want to train to teach at primary level. |
| BA(Hons) with QTS KS2/3 | For those wishing to train as a subject specialist teacher of children aged 7-14. |
| BA(Hons) with QTS Secondary | For students who have completed at least one year of higher education and would now like to train to become a teacher. |
Update to undergraduate BA(Hons) degrees - July 2011
There are likely to be significant changes to our BA (Hons) Primary Education and BA (Hons) Key Stage 2/3 courses for 2012 entry. The length, structure and content of these courses are currently under review, in light of recent government education policy and initiatives, so that we continue to provide ‘outstanding’ undergraduate initial teacher training courses. Further information will be available towards the end of September 2011. Please revisit this page before completing your UCAS form.
Postgraduate
| Course | Who for |
|---|---|
| PGCE Primary | For those with a degree who want to train to teach at primary level. |
| PGCE Secondary | For those wishing to teach in secondary education who hold a degree in a subject related to their chosen specialism. |
| Subject Knowledge Enhancement | For those who hold a degree that is not appropriate to the one year PGCE course. |
| PGCE Post-compulsory | For those with a relevant degree wishing to teach post-compulsory (16+) students. |
Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP)
| Course | Who for |
|---|---|
| Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) | The Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) is an employment-based route leading to Qualified Teacher Status. |
Age Groups
The School provides both undergraduate and postgraduate initial teacher education courses for those who wish to teach the following age ranges:
- Primary (3-7) and (5-11)
- Key Stage 2/3 (7-14)
- Secondary (11-16)
- Post-compulsory Education (16+)
Diversity
We are keen to recruit a teaching workforce that reflects the diversity of the population; applicants from ethnic minority and other groups under-represented in the profession (including men in primary teaching) are particularly welcome. We value diversity and are committed to the attainment of equal opportunities.
We also welcome applications from candidates with a disability. We encourage you to declare this disability at the application stage in order to secure any support needed from the very start of your course. Further support and guidance for disabled applicants is available on the Skill website.
Placements
Placements form a large part of our teacher education courses. Find out more.about placements and our partnership office.
Please note: The university is not liable for failure of placement providers or of placement providers to provide a suitable placement. In such circumstances alternative arrangements will be made by the university. The university will seek placements with partners in the South East region of England. It is the responsibility and obligation of the student to arrange travel to and from the placement.
