Chemistry with Secondary Education (QTS) BSc (Hons)

This course is ideal for students who want to develop their Chemistry knowledge as well as gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) which will allow them to teach in a secondary educational environment. Students on this course will be supported to become a confident and competent secondary school teacher who can enable children to learn effectively in a chosen subject specialism.<br/><br/>**Why choose this course?**<br/>- The course allows you to explore Chemistry in depth and gradually moves from an emphasis on the acquisition of subject knowledge and its applications in Year One and Year Two, to an emphasis on the pedagogical and professional knowledge and understanding required by an effective subject specialist teacher in the final year.<br/><br/><br/>- The course design combines the essential elements required to prepare you to become a successful Early Career Teacher (ECT). These are: advanced subject knowledge at undergraduate level; knowledge of how children learn and are taught; specialist knowledge required to teach the chosen school subject and experience of being a practitioner in secondary schools.<br/><br/><br/>- Years Two and Three of your study include educational placement elements in order to prepare you for the workplace.<br/><br/><br/>Course accreditation<br/>We are accredited by the UK Governments Department for Education as a provider of initial teacher-training courses. Successful completion of the course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). This means you can be employed as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) in a school to complete your induction year.