Primary Education (5-11) with QTS

Bath Spa University
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Teaching

A-Level Entry

BBB - BBC

About this course

This Primary Education with QTS degree course will give you the essential knowledge, skills and confidence that you’ll need to shine in the classroom and leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

  • Co-created and co-delivered with members of our network of 400 local schools.

  • Develop not one but two subject specialisms, making you highly employable at the end of the course.

  • You'll be fully supported by academic tutors and school-based mentors.

    A Bath Spa teaching degree is hands-on from the outset. From your first year, you’ll be in schools, having a positive impact on the children in your classroom.

    You’ll gain experience in three different schools and settings with children from a diversity of cultural backgrounds and across the spectrum of needs.

    You’ll develop your practice according to your skillset and passions. Our innovative Primary Education degree with QTS encourages you to develop subject specialisms whilst also giving you a thorough understanding of the complete curriculum. In short, you’ll graduate as both a generalist and a specialist, making you highly employable.

    This course is accredited by the Department for Education and prepares you for a career as a primary school teacher. Successful completion leads to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status, a qualification required to teach in many primary and special schools in England.

    You'll learn from experts at an institution with over 75 years of experience and a reputation for producing outstanding teachers. You'll receive support from a network of experienced colleagues and school-based experts. They'll collaborate closely with your academic tutor to offer comprehensive support.

    With mentoring and practice, you'll improve creative thinking and problem-solving skills to become a well-rounded reflective practitioner.

    If you have a passion for learning and want to inspire the next generation, teaching could be the career for you. Our BA Primary Education with QTS degree is designed to enable you to become a qualified, passionate Primary teacher of pupils aged five to eleven years old.

  • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades BBB - BBC
    BTEC DDM - DMM

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2314 Primary education teaching professionals
    2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
    2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
    2319 Teaching professionals
    2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
    3231 Higher level teaching assistants

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Bath
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Teaching