Kingston University

Primary Education (QTS) BA (Hons)

Few careers are as rewarding, or as important, as teaching. Choosing to study at Kingston will give your career the best possible start.

This course has been designed to reflect four key areas of a teacher's professional responsibilities – professional practice, core subject curriculum and pedagogy, child development and inclusive practice, and foundation subject curriculum and pedagogy.

You will study a wide range of topics including pedagogy (the art of teaching), theories of learning and child development, safeguarding and how to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). You will cover the core and foundation subjects of the National Curriculum, including English, mathematics, science, art and physical education.

Utilising different environments (inside and outside) is a feature of the course, as you will learn how sensory and physical experiences can generate opportunities for enhancing learning for pupils. You will also explore ways to use digital technology to engage your pupils and assist with teaching, learning and assessment.

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. Your professional practice will give you experience of teaching children from different backgrounds in a variety of settings. In addition to school placements, you will have an enhancement experience working with children in a different education context, at the end of Year 1 and Year 2. These are known as ‘Beyond the Classroom' experiences. You will spend at least 10 days working in a chosen area of interest such as museum education, arts education, theatre education, sports and/or recreational activities.