Primary Education with QTS with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

**Train for a challenging and rewarding career as a primary school teacher in an ‘outstanding’ (Ofsted, 2019) department.**<br/><br/>Study our primary education degree with a professional qualification (QTS) to prepare for a fulfilling career in the classroom, inspiring future generations.<br/><br/>We will train you to teach five to 11-year-olds in both secular and religious schools. We offer special provision for those intending to teach in Roman Catholic schools.<br/><br/>**School Experience in every year of your course**<br/><br/>You will spend at least seven weeks each year in a primary school working alongside expert colleagues in a range of year groups. You will start working with small groups and will progress to planning for and teaching whole classes.<br/><br/>We will organise these school placements for you in one of our partnership schools to ensure you receive the appropriate levels of support.<br/><br/>**Learn from devoted tutors in a supportive environment**<br/><br/>Our students praise St Mary’s for the quality of our teaching, and the support you receive from staff on the programme: “The passionate lecturers are a constant reminder of why teaching is my chosen profession, and I became genuinely excited to go into school and put everything that I have learnt into practice.” (NSS, 2021)<br/><br/>Another student explained, I felt valued and respected by all staff from the outset of my course. I have enjoyed my experience and thanks to all the staff on my course, I feel I have the skills and enthusiasm after their support, teaching and advice to embark on my new career as a teacher. <br/><br/>Ofsted graded St Mary’s ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of teacher training in 2019. We achieved 92% teaching satisfaction rate in the 2022 National Student Survey.<br/><br/>You can also study our programme in North Wales. We are partnered with Wrexham Glyndŵr, who offer teaching placements in both English and Welsh schools.<br/><br/>**About the Foundation Year**<br/><br/>Our four-year degree programmes (including a foundation year) provide an alternative route to undergraduate study at university if you do not have the grades to access higher education in the traditional way.<br/><br/>This programme gives you the opportunity to study on a foundation year as a route toward Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).<br/><br/>The Foundation Year will help you to become a confident presenter, improve your written and numerical skills and give you a broad understanding of the sociological perspectives of Education.<br/><br/>Please note: you will need to pass an interview process and obtain a DBS and fitness to teach check in order to progress on to the full undergraduate programme.