Program Overview
The BA (Hons) Education: Primary and Early Years prepares students for a PGCE in Primary and Early Years education. It provides a broad understanding of educational debates, professional practice, and teaching and learning. The program offers a guaranteed interview for the PGCE course and supports students in developing their professional skills and career aspirations.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
This is a specialized bachelor degree in Primary Education that prepares students for a PGCE in Primary and Early Years. It sets primary education in a broader context of debates around education, professional practice, teaching and learning - both nationally and internationally. The program aims to help students formulate their professional skills and career identity through experience of working with children in schools. It offers a guaranteed interview for the PGCE Primary and Early Years course, but is flexible and supports students in achieving their aspirations as professional educators. Students benefit from the tutors' wealth of research and practice-informed expertise.
- Other Modules:
- Education for Change
- Introduction to Education Research
- Controversial Issues in Special and Inclusive Education
- Philosophical Enquiry and Education
- Educational History and Heritage
Year Two (Level 5):
- Core Modules:
- Issues in Education
- Professional Practice in Schools
- Understanding Classrooms
- Optional Modules:
- Literacy Learning in a Multi-media World
- Supporting Learners with Additional Needs
- Environment and Education
- Sociology of Education
- Youth in Society: Power, Politics and Participation
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Education, Social Inequalities and Social Justice
- Professional Placement Year
Year Three (Level 6):
- Core Modules:
- Education Research Project (Part 1)
- Education Research Project (Part 2)
- Teaching and Professionalism
- Learning in Mathematics
- Childhood, Reading and Children’s Literature
- Optional Modules:
- Health, Education and Wellbeing
- Young People, Identities and Subcultures
- Professional Practice: Supporting the Dyslexic Learning in the Classroom
- Learning in Science
- Culture, Creativity and Society: Perspectives in Art Education
- Identity, Philosophy and Education
- Social and Educational Inclusion
- Symbolic representations: Young children making meaning
- Global and International Education
Assessment:
- Coursework includes essays, group presentations, research-based reports, and portfolio-based work.
- Students receive prompt feedback and regular guidance on how to improve their skills, knowledge, and understanding.
Teaching:
- All modules are led by experienced and respected university staff.
- Many staff are active researchers and authors in the field of education studies.
- Students are introduced to the staff's particular specialisms and research interests through a range of optional modules.
- Regular visiting speakers include headteachers, practitioners, educational advisors, specialist researchers, and international visitors.
Careers:
- Successful completion of the undergraduate degree leads to a guaranteed interview for the Ofsted Outstanding rated Primary and Early Years PGCE course.
- Students often enter the teaching profession in local schools and a range of other settings.
- The program is designed to inform a range of education careers, from classroom teaching to advisory roles that inform policy and practice, both nationally and internationally.
Other:
- Students can apply for the Certificate in Global Citizenship, which they can study alongside their degree.
- The program provides students with access to a wide range of excellent facilities, including:
- The Commons building
- Newton Park library
- Writing and Learning Centre
- Specialist Education resources and a dedicated subject Librarian
- The Virtual Learning Environment, Ultra
- Students have access to the PGCE team, particularly in their final year as they transition to initial teacher training.
- Students benefit from talks by guest speakers and incoming experts.
- Access to research centers allows students to stay up-to-date with the latest in teaching research and excellence.
2024 entry Student Annual tuition fee UK full time £9,250 International full time £15,750
