Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Primary Teacher Education
- 3 years
- Duration
- 16,750 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
This course prepares you to teach. We've always trained teachers. Our alumni are passionate, skilled, and creative.
Oxford Brookes graduates inspire thousands of youngsters and lead in hundreds of schools across Oxfordshire and beyond. Our grads can handle any classroom, say school authorities. You'll train in numerous schools, learn from several mentors, and try out many strategies, so you'll be prepared for any classroom.
You might not anticipate how your training would test you. But know that we'll always be there for you. We'll get to know you well, and if you require assistance, just let us know. You'll leave with self-assurance and fortitude that you can use as a teacher every day. You'll graduate with the status of a qualified teacher and with specialized knowledge that will positively impact children's lives.
This course is accredited by the Teaching Regulation Agency to grant Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in the UK. You will be provisionally registered with the Teaching Regulation Agency at the beginning of your course. Students who successfully complete the course will be recommended for QTS.
Program structure
Year 1
- An Introduction to Educational Research (15 credits)
- Child Development and Learning (15 credits)
- Introducing Professional Practice- SBT1 (15 credits)
- Primary English: Teaching Reading in Key Stage 1 and 2 (15 credits)
- The Wider Curriculum: Humanities, DT and The Arts (15 credits)
- Thinking Mathematically and Being Mathematical (15 credits)
- Thinking, Talking and Doing Science (15 credits)
- Understanding Pedagogical Approaches (15 credits)
Year 2
- Critical Analysis of Educational Research (15 credits)
- Inclusive Pedagogy (15 credits)
- Primary English: Teaching Writing in Key Stage 1 and 2 (15 credits)
- Science and Technology in the Primary Curriculum (15 credits)
- Developing the Mathematics Curriculum (15 credits)
- Enquiring in the Humanities (15 credits)
- The Broader Curriculum Through the Performing Arts (15 credits)
- SBT2: School Based Training 2
Optional modules
- Independent Study: Education and Employability, Term 1 + 2 or 3 + 4 (30 credits)
Year 3
- Curriculum Design through Thematic Planning (15 credits)
- Extending Professional Practice (15 credits)
- Literature in the Primary School (15 credits)
- Extending Mathematical Understanding and Pedagogy (15 credits)
- Dissertation (30 credits)
- SBT3: School Based Training 3
- Envelope Module (15 credits)
Optional modules
- Enrichment of Learning: Health and Wellbeing
- Enrichment of Learning: Science
- Enrichment of Learning: Inclusion
- Enrichment of Learning: Mathematics
- Enrichment of Learning: Storytelling
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,750 GBP per year
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course
English language requirements
- IELTS level 6.0 overall with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
Specific entry requirements
- GCSE: GCSEs or equivalents: achieve a standard of grade 4 or higher in English, Mathematics and Science (Science with Chemistry, Science with Physics, Science with Biology).
- Additional DBS and Health teaching checks are completed prior to your enrolment.
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
