Primary Education (5-11) with QTS

Become the qualified primary teacher you aspire to be. You’ll learn how to improve the lives of young children with our expert guidance and research-led teaching.

Over your three-year course, you’ll develop as a skilled and confident primary teacher, committed to the needs of each child you meet. Your focus will be on teaching children in Key Stage 1 and 2 within primary schools.

As part of this course, you'll:

- Study tailored modules that will offer a wide range of creative and inclusive approaches to learning

- Develop your subject knowledge and learn how to teach English, mathematics, science and the full range of Foundation subjects in your chosen age range

- Gain an in-depth understanding of teaching and learning within your chosen age range

- Understand how children learn, and respond to the needs of pupils aged 3-11 by adapting your teaching approaches to meet their individual requirements

- Form your own teacher identity as you develop through placements in every year of the course

- Take a creative and inclusive approach to your teaching practice

- Become a research-informed teacher through your own practitioner enquiry project in your final year

Placements
You’ll learn both in university and via school placements. Through our guidance and with expert mentoring, you’ll develop your teaching skills and become the teacher you aspire to be.

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Build your practical experience
We have partnerships with more than 150 schools in the Leeds and wider region. You’ll spend a minimum of eight weeks each year in school placement which is organised and supported by the course team. Our strong partnership links mean that you’ll experience a variety of settings and learn from expert mentors. There will be self-funded opportunities for a voluntary and short international placement in your summer break.

Learn across a range of settings
You’ll learn both inside and outside the classroom. Forest School training will be offered on campus and you’ll have occasional focused visits to schools and other educational settings. You’ll also have the opportunity to take an option module in your third year. Options could include outdoor learning, subject leadership in the primary school and creative arts.

Your assessment
You won’t take any exams during this course. Your progress will instead be measured through coursework and a range of creative assessments.

Why Study Primary Education (5-11) with QTS at Leeds Beckett University
- Study within Carnegie School of Education - in the newly refurbished, dedicated teaching building on our Headingley Campus in the vibrant and affordable city of Leeds

- Learn within a large and diverse partnership of schools - in the West Yorkshire region, supported by expert mentors and university link tutors

- Research-led teaching - experience teaching underpinned by research led by our School of Education research centres