Primary Education with QTS: General Primary (5-11) Years (PGCE)

Are you passionate about helping children become the very best they can be? If so, what better way to fulfil that passion than learning to engage and motivate children’s learning, develop their skills, knowledge, and understanding by becoming a primary teacher at University of Cumbria.

Our well respected PGCE General Primary with QTS supports you through your journey from student to newly-qualified teacher. And, because our course has QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) built-in, you can apply for a position as a Primary School teacher the minute you graduate.

Our PGCE Primary Education with QTS program has intakes in both January and September. It is available as either a school-based or campus-based option at our Lancaster, Carlisle, and London locations.

For courses starting from Aug/Sept 2024, the University of Warwick will provides accreditation for the QTS element of this University of Cumbria programme.

COURSE OVERVIEW Ready to inspire and change the lives of Primary aged children with the learning of our acclaimed PGCE General Primary? This programme allows you to hone your skills and experience to teach engaging lessons in a primary school setting. This unique course pathway gives you the opportunity to raise children's achievements and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.

You’ll learn through a blend of theory and hands-on experience, working within the National Curriculum framework. You'll explore the concepts and key themes of Primary General, confidently devising and delivering engaging lessons to children aged 5-11 years old.

Over half the course will be spent working with children on assessed placement, with school-based enrichment activities alongside your university-based study. You'll take three placements across a variety of schools and settings, building a wealth of experience to help advance your future career.

ON THIS COURSE YOU WILL...

Develop your passion for inspiring curiosity in children into a fulfilling career.

Benefit from high-quality support from our academics and staff on a programme designed around you.

Learn from an experienced, highly qualified programme team, working at the forefront of the academic field.

Enjoy the intimate feel of our course delivery, with small class sizes and your own personal tutor.

Utilise cutting edge research on a newly revalidated and up-to-date course.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN This programme is focused on the two key elements that make effective practitioners. Firstly, raising the achievement of children and secondly, high-quality teaching and learning. It is these two elements together that will empower you to aspire to become outstanding teachers.

MODULES The course is structured in such a way that it scaffolds you through your learning journey in a progressive way from induction to course completion. This is done through a combination of relevant, detailed and comprehensive contributory modules which are complemented by qualificatory modules that support the development of effective classroom practice. All modules have been developed to enable you to make strong, meaningful and effective connections between theory, research and practice.

You gain the academic PGCE qualification via successful completion of two masters level modules:

High-Quality Teaching and Learning.

Raising the Achievement of Children.

These are focussed on the theory, research and practice which must be in place in order to be the highest quality, effective practitioner.

Year one

PGCE7003 Building Professional Understanding

PGCE7004 Enhancing Professional Practice

PGPC9140 Learning, Teaching and Subject Pedagogy

PGPC9130 Being a Teacher

PGPC9150 Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy Enrichment

PGPC9070 Cumbria Teacher of Reading

PGPC9160 Beginning Professional Practice

PGPC9170 Developing Professional Practice

PGPC9180 Extending Professional Practice