Course summary

Successful completion of the programme leads to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Inspire young minds and ignite their love for learning through two professional placements. You’ll be guided by school-based mentors and Edge Hill tutors. They’ll check you’re making good progress throughout your teacher training. With support from tutors and school professionals, you’ll sharpen your professional subject knowledge for teaching the primary national curriculum. You’ll discover creative approaches to teaching all primary school subjects. We’ll encourage you to think of inventive ways to inspire lifelong learning. By studying with us, you’ll also unravel contemporary issues in primary education and choose an aspect of learning to examine in great detail. You can study our primary education PGCE at our Ormskirk campus, or at Holy Cross College & University Centre in Bury. We strongly recommend an early application as there is a high demand for places. What you'll study We’ve designed this course to have three key parts. First, there’s academic study at Masters level. You’ll focus on polishing essential teaching skills and boost your understanding of contemporary issues in primary education. Then you’ll investigate an area of education that interests you. This might be English, special educational needs and disability (SEND) or learning outside the classroom. The second element is about developing your curriculum knowledge for primary teaching. You’ll gain essential insight into helping children progress with, and enjoy, their learning. Practical teaching workshops will help build your confidence so you’re ready for professional practice. And you’ll become familiar with the National Curriculum for England and explore approaches for teaching each subject. Finally, there’s professional practice placements. You’ll spend a significant amount of time in schools and other education settings, experiencing life in the classroom and practicing your delivery of the key stages 1 and 2 curriculums. You’ll keep working with your peers and tutors through online academic study.