Primary Education (work based one year top-up)
St Mary's University, Twickenham
UCAS Code: X112 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE grade C/4 in English Language
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About this course
**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
Modules
Assessment in Practice, Creativity in Education, Learning Outside the Classroom, Professional Studies One and Using and Applying ICT
Assessment methods
All work is assessed by means of a course portfolio, which may include presentations and research undertaken at your place of work. Work-based school experience will be assessed through observations and the completion of a QTS portfolio.
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St Mary's University, Twickenham
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The stats above mainly cover teaching degrees for training and qualifying in primary school education. These tend to be three or four-year courses — check with course tutors about how long you will need to study to get your Qualified Teacher Status. Most graduates go into teaching roles — usually primary school teaching, so these courses have good employment rates and starting salaries. We have a shortage of teachers of all kinds, which is deepening, and whilst many of the most severe are at secondary level, the prospects for this degree are not likely to take a downturn any time soon.
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