Honours Degree
 In June 2010 the Primary BEd and Primary PGCE teacher training courses were inspected by the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) and both courses were judged to be Outstanding (Grade 1). |
Making the most of national and international developments in education, this course gives you the skills you need to plan, teach, assess and evaluate an appropriate curriculum for children at different ages and stages.
In 2010, Ofsted judged our primary provision to be ‘Outstanding’. On both the three to seven years route and the five to eleven years route, you will develop strengths in a non-core foundation subject (options include Spanish as a modern foreign language) or Religious Education. This will help you to prepare for a subject leader role in a primary school.
Working with children will be central to your studies. You will spend 24 weeks in a school or early years setting, which will be phased throughout the course. You will also be working closely with school based mentors to develop your knowledge, skills and confidence. Information and communications technology will be an important part of your course, so you’ll be trained to use new technologies to support children’s learning across the curriculum.
Throughout your studies you will be supported by a personal tutor who will assist your professional and academic development.
Some of our modules
- Professional Studies/Key Skills
- Core Subjects/Subject Specialism in a Foundation Subject
- Inclusive Education/Dissertation
Benefits
- excellent relationships with partner schools
- distinctive opportunities to develop teaching strengths in a non-core National Curriculum subject
- innovative and highly creative approaches to cross curricular learning and teaching
Career paths
- after gaining your BEd you’ll have Qualified Teacher Status. From qualified primary class teacher you may go on to become a subject coordinator, key stage co-ordinator or eventually headteacher
- some teachers become specialists in teaching children with special needs, or join multi-agency teams supporting children’s welfare
Entry requirements
- Points for degree: 280, using the UCAS tariff system
- previous study must include subjects supporting the primary school curriculum, plus GCSE Grade B or above in English and Grade C or above in maths and a science subject
- experience in an adult role in a primary or early years classroom to develop understanding of the role of a primary class teacher
- applicants will need a satisfactory enhanced CRB disclosure and ISA registration
Associated professional accreditations
Leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Location?
Francis Close Hall
Applications
All full-time applications should be made through UCAS.
Enquiries
Admissions Office
Academic Registry
University of Gloucestershire
The Park
Cheltenham
GL50 2RH
Tel: 01242 714510
Fax: 01242 714869
Email: pliau@glos.ac.uk