Primary Education (work based one year top-up)

Please note: applications for September 2024 will open during the week commencing 9th October 2023.

Study alongside your work: you will attend St Mary's University one day a week whilst continuing to work with children and young people for at least half of the week.

- Judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2019.

- One year after graduating our education students are, on average, the second highest paid across the sector earning £3,300 more per year (on average) than the median salary. Five years after graduating this figure goes up to £6,100. (Department for Education LEO data, 2017).

- Each module is delivered by specialists with a background in the primary classroom.

- Study one day at university

Working with children and young people in a primary setting is a challenging career, but is incredibly rewarding. This one-year course allows graduates of our Primary Education FdA to complete a Bachelor's degree.

Studying one day a week whilst working within education provides you with a unique opportunity to apply your learning in a practical environment throughout the course.

Why St Mary's

Students on the course come from a range of settings including Primary and Early Years, special education needs and those working in faith and secular contexts and people special needs.

We have developed strong partnerships with a variety of schools including Catholic, other church and secular schools. Colleagues from these schools are involved in selecting students and supporting them through school experience. They also contribute to University-based modules.

St Mary's also offers two work-based degree courses that lead to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS):

- BA (Hons) Primary Education (Work-based Route) with QTS - Two Years

- BA (Hons) Primary Education (Work-based Route) with QTS specialising in PE- Two Years

- BA (Hons) Primary Education (Work-based Route) with QTS specialising in SEND - Two Years