Primary Education

Our three year Undergraduate course in Primary Education provides a high standard of training for those preparing to take up a teaching post in the primary school sector. The course complies with the statutory guidance from the Department for Education for Initial Teacher Training courses.

Our tutors are recognised for the excellent support we provide. We have high aspirations for all trainee teachers and our course provides opportunities to deepen and broaden your learning and prepare you well for employment. We are proud of our pastoral support, including support to maintain good mental health and well-being and we place a strong emphasis on inclusion, equality and diversity.

Our expert tutors are passionate about education and we have a wealth of expertise across the team, including adaptive teaching, inclusion and SEND, Early Years, behaviour, outdoor learning, wellbeing, and of course, all National Curriculum subjects.

We have strong partnerships with schools and mentors and the involvement of expert colleagues is embedded in our course. We work with around 275 primary schools from across the entire West Midlands region and beyond.

We include trips and visits to experience teaching in diverse settings, build pre-service teacher transferable skills that serve our diverse community. Trainee teachers attend Inclusion and Learning conferences with expert colleagues to complement a strong curriculum. We also incorporate Masterclass sessions – trainee teachers learning from each other and expert colleagues as they progress though the course. Our expert colleagues include alumni, specialists and a host of nationally recognised experts.

We incorporate agile learning platforms where digital content complements and extends our face to face learning, promoting the love for, and importance of, digital literacy.

We have strong faith community links that support our developing faith curriculum teaching.

We also have collaboration with sport based organisations to promote healthy and active lifestyles amongst our students.

We incorporate school pupil visits for trainees to plan and deliver contextually relevant learning whilst supporting aspirations.