Primary Education with English

University of Reading
Undergraduate BA (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Teaching

A-Level Entry

BBB

Avg. Graduate Salary

£29,000

About this course

Gain the confidence to enthuse primary school pupils with a love of English while developing your own knowledge of literature with BA Primary Education with English Specialism (QTS).

This course will introduce you to a range of children’s literature that can be used to develop reading for pleasure in the primary classroom and consider what texts are within the context of the primary curriculum. Opportunities to evaluate the impact of stories and poetry on the development of children’s literacy will be explored, including consideration of heritage texts, contemporary fiction, and media texts. Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to investigate how these texts can influence approaches to literature in a primary classroom.

For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/Subject-area/education-ug/ba-qts-primary-education-with-english-specialism.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades BBB
Scottish Higher ABBBB
BTEC DDM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2314 Primary education teaching professionals
2317 Teachers of English as a foreign language
2315 Nursery education teaching professionals
2316 Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
2319 Teaching professionals
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
Reading
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Teaching
Avg. Graduate Salary
£29,000