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Primary Education (QTS) BA
Course Overview - Primary Education (QTS) BA
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- Kingston has been training teachers for over 100 years.
- We have over 200 partnership schools to ensure you have excellent support and a diverse experience.
- In addition to your placements in schools, you’ll have a “Beyond the Classroom” experience in an alternative learning environment such as museum education arts education, theatre education, sports or recreational activities.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The U...
**Reasons to choose Kingston** <br/>- Kingston has been training teachers for over 100 years.<br/><br/><br/>- We have over 200 partnership schools to ensure you have excellent support and a diverse experience. <br/><br/><br/>- In addition to your placements in schools, you’ll have a “Beyond the Classroom” experience in an alternative learning environment such as museum education arts education, theatre education, sports or recreational activities.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course** <br/>Few careers are as rewarding, or as important, as teaching. Choosing to study at Kingston will give your career the best possible start.<br/><br/>On this course, you’ll spend at least 120 days in school, developing your teaching skills with support from expert colleagues and you’ll gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Your professional practice will give you experience of teaching children from different backgrounds in a variety of settings.<br/><br/>You’ll also study pedagogy (the art of teaching), theories of learning and child development, safeguarding, and ways of supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). If you’re offered a place on this course, we recommend you spend time in a primary school to <br/>become familiar with the teaching environment. <br/><br/>**Future Skills** <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>Graduates become class teachers, subject leaders, headteachers, tutors and members of advisory and inspection teams. Others progress into related fields of education or further study at Kingston University, including NASENCO.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Course Address
Yorkon Building
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
London
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Course Code
XQD5
Institution Code
K84
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff112 128 We welcome a wide range of qualifications and qualification combinations. We assess each application individually, taking in to account any experience and skills you may have in your chosen field. Don't worry if you can't see your specific qualification listed, just contact our team of experts in the Education Admissions Team at education@kingston.ac.uk. Scottish HigherAchieve a minimum of 112-128 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Access to HE DiplomaD:30,M:15,P:0 Achieve 112-128 UCAS Points from Access to Teacher Training course. This is normally achieved with 45 level 3 credits and 15 level 2 credits of which 30 of the level 3 credits should ideally be at Distinction and 15 at Merit. Other combinations of distinctions and merits to the value of 112-128 points can also be accepted. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme26 112 - 128 UCAS points made up of 6 components - usually comprising of 3 subjects at 'higher level' and 3 at 'standard' level. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)DMM DDM Grade combinations below 112-128 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112-128 (Subject grades achieved at AS level and taken at A2 do not count). Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE passes (9-4 or A*-C) in English, Maths & Science. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)D*D* Grade combinations between 112-128 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112-128 points. (Subject grades achieved at AS level and taken at A2 do not count). ASCan be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 -128 points. (Subject grades achieved at AS level and taken at A2 do not count). OCR Cambridge Technical DiplomaD*D* Grade combinations between 112 - 128 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 - 128 points. (Subject grades achieved at AS level and then taken at A2 do not count). OCR Cambridge Technical Extended DiplomaDMM DDM Grade combinations below 112 - 128 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 - 128 points. (Subject grades achieved at AS level and then taken at A2 do not count). Extended ProjectCan be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 - 128 points. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112-128 tariff points OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory DiplomaCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 - 128 tariff points. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112-128 tariff points. OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation DiplomaCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 - 128 tariff points. OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary DiplomaCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 - 128 tariff points. OCR Cambridge Technical Extended CertificateCombined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 - 128 tariff points. A levelB,B,C A,B,B Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 112-128 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve 112-128 (Subject grades achieved at AS level and taken at A2 do not count). T LevelM D* T Levels are accepted if achieved grades within this range in Education & Childcare. |
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| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,250 | 2024/25 | Year 1 |
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