If you’re striving to become a primary school teacher for Foundation and Key Stage 1 pupils, 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 seven and upon successful completion we’ll recommend Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

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.
• During the first two years of your course you’ll study a range of compulsory modules covering the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, National Curriculum subjects, professional development and behaviour management. This will give you a broad academic grounding in the essential theories and strategies that will help your professional development.
• 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.
• The course received 100% for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2020.

Placements

A key element of your studies and learning takes place whilst you’re on placement. In Years 1 and 2, on average, trainees undertake a compulsory block teaching placement of between 6-8 weeks duration and also undertake shorter enrichment placements (also compulsory) of between 1-4 weeks per placement. The aim of these shorter placements is to focus on topics including special educational needs, behaviour management, English and mathematics. In the final Year, trainees undertake a compulsory block placement of between 12 – 13 weeks duration. In recent years students have undertaken placements in special schools, pupil referral units and in settings for children with communication needs.

Your placements could be based in areas some distance from your point of study, so please be aware of potential associated travelling costs.

Your Career

If you aspire to become a primary school teacher for Foundation and Key Stage 1 pupils (aged three to seven), this course provides the knowledge, practical experience and qualification (including Qualified Teacher Status) to help you on your way.

*Percentage of graduates from this course who are in work and/or further study fifteen months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 17/18, UK domiciled graduates).