BA (Honours) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status
Three years full-time
UCAS code • X120
This course is subject to reapproval
Location • City Campus
Subject area • Teacher education
Related subjects • Education studies
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At a glance
Train to become a primary school teacher with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) on a course run in partnership with regional primary schools. You gain a critical perspective on all aspects of learning and teaching in the 5 - 11 age phase. You also have the option to develop an area interest, before putting everything you are learning into practice throughout the three years.
Key points
• Benefit from close links with local and regional primary schools.
• Gain the perspectives of lecturers who are renowned experts in primary education.
• Study key aspects of primary education and specialise in an area of interest.
What is Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status?
This subject leads to an honours degree and the professional qualification of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) equipping you with the standards required and the necessary subject knowledge and skills to teach 5 - 11 year olds in primary schools.
This course
Train for a career as a creative and reflective primary teacher on a course that is offered in partnership with local and regional primary schools. You are trained by staff who work closely with schools, who are involved in national developments in primary education and are authors of key primary education textbooks. This means your coursework is based on the latest research and policy developments in primary education, preparing you effectively for tomorrow’s teaching jobs.
In the first year we introduce you to all the subjects in the curriculum and you develop your understanding of how children learn. You are in school throughout the first year and focus on the development of children.
During your second and third years you consider more complex features of creative teaching and current issues including
• providing for children with special educational needs
• cross-curricular teaching
• assessment for learning
• policy and practice in primary education
We encourage you to develop a critical perspective on the changing nature of the primary curriculum.
In the second year you also choose to develop an area of interest such as special educational needs, mathematics or a placement in a different education system.
We offer the course in partnership with local and regional primary schools where you spend your work placements. We have strong partnerships with schools where we work together to deliver the high quality school based training placements.
On this course, you have a significant amount of one to one support from your personal academic tutor and we use the latest developments in elearning to support face-to-face teaching.
Most teaching takes place in small groups and there is a balance between practical activity and academic work.
Key areas of study
Key areas include • providing for children with special educational needs • assessment for learning • learning across the curriculum • high quality provision • partnerships in the early years.
To support Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) and Recently Qualified Teachers (RQTs) early on in their career, we programme a number of free conferences to focus on further skill and subject area development. Recent conferences include English as an additional language (EAL) and Maths, and English.
Find out more about BA (Honours) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status
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You apply for this course through UCAS.
2013/14 academic year
For 2013 entry, mandatory UK field trips are included in the course fee.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/study/ug/fees-and-funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,680 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 a year
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• preparation of teaching materials • group and individual presentations • reports • projects • essays • classroom research
Hands on sessions at the University help prepare you for teaching practice
Key Information Set 
Greg Yates
BA Primary Education with QTS, 2009 gradute
'The best thing about my course was the amount of time the course leaders spend listening to concerns and questions, particularly when beginning my teaching job, I know how busy they must have been!
'There were times when you think 'I can't do this', I must have said it 100 times when trying to write an assignment. But persevering, asking questions to both tutors and on Blackboard, reading that extra book and talking to your peers really helps you when you are struggling. You would be surprised how many people need help with exactly the same problem as yourself, and it seems to make a lot more sense when you can speak to people about it.
'I have ambitions of becoming a headteacher in the future, but currently I am looking to settle into a career in the classroom and develop my skills as a classroom teacher. I want to progressively take on more responsibility.
'I would advise prospective students to go to Sheffield Hallam if they seek a great university experience and want to meet new people and make new friends.'
Profiles
Greg Yates
BA Primary Education with QTS, 2009 gradute
Amy Bagnell (2:39)
Amy talks about the types of support that we provide for you on teaching placements.
Zara Rowley (1:06)
One of our trainee primary school teachers talks about being on placement.
Beccy Buck (1:12)
Beccy, one of our mentor co-ordinators, talks about what it takes to make a great primary school teacher
More videos
Amy Bagnell (2:39)
Amy talks about the types of support that we provide for you on teaching placements.
Zara Rowley (1:06)
One of our trainee primary school teachers talks about being on placement.
Beccy Buck (1:12)
Beccy, one of our mentor co-ordinators, talks about what it takes to make a great primary school teacher
Staff profiles
Visit the Department of Teacher Education website to view profiles of the staff who teach in this subject area.
