Play a key role in educating young minds, nurturing talents and supporting future generations. Gain essential knowledge, hands-on classroom experience and become ready to teach primary education.
Course overview
Build the skills and knowledge you need to start your journey in an exciting and rewarding career, ensuring you’re equipped with everything you need to teach modern primary education.
- You’ll explore both theory and hands-on learning that links directly to how schools work today and how education is changing. You’ll cover subjects like music, art, geography and history while developing your confidence in the classroom.
- Whether you’ve been out of school for a while, or come from an international background, this course aims to prepare you fully to have the theoretical and practical skills you need to effectively teach at a primary school age.
- This course is designed to prepare you for the next step – gaining QTS – so you’re ready to become a fully qualified and confident primary school teacher.
Why you should study this course
- Designed to get you ready for the real-life demands of today’s primary classroom.
- Focuses on building subject knowledge through practical, hands-on learning.
- Uses the latest research and evidence to support your studies.
- Assesses your progress through tasks you’re likely to face in the workplace.
- Encourages regular reflection to support your personal, academic and professional growth.
Before starting my course, I was concerned about balancing my studies with being a parent. However, CU was incredibly accommodating and understanding of my needs. Thanks to their support, I’m now ready to take the next step in my journey to become a full-time teacher. None of this would have been possible without the help of CU London.
Taame Smith, Primary Education and Teaching Studies BA (Hons) graduate, quoted October 2024 (seen left in picture)What you'll study
This course focuses on improving your subject knowledge, particularly in core and foundation subjects outlined in the National Curriculum.
Learn different teaching methods and become familiar with the policies that guide teachers' decisions.
The course addresses important issues in education, such as social mobility, language learning, cultural diversity, adaptive teaching methods, creativity and well-being.
Explore complex topics like curriculum design and demonstrate your understanding through an independent research project on a teaching-related subject of your choice. Develop the skills to become a confident leader who can drive innovation in education. Successfully complete your final year to earn your BA (Hons) in Primary Education and Teaching Studies and you should beready to work in a primary school in England or Wales.
Modules
How you'll learn
Students are required to volunteer in a school for 80 hours in their first year of study. The university will support students to find suitable placements.
Teaching and learning methods may include:
- lectures
- seminars
- tutorials
- presentations
- group projects
- workshops.
Students study one subject at a time as a six-week module by attending up to 18 hours a week of directed study sessions and engaging in up to 30 hours a week of self-directed study.
Teaching contact hours
As a full-time undergraduate student, you will study modules totalling 120 credits each academic year. A typical 30 credit module requires a total of 300 hours study. This is made up of teaching contact hours, guided and independent study.
Teaching hours:
Teaching hours vary depending on year of study and due to module selection. During your first year you can expect 15-18 teaching hours each week. You will also have the option to attend optional sessions including time with a progress coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback. As you progress through your studies, teaching hours may reduce.
Guided and independent study:
Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You’ll be digging deeper into topics, review what you’ve learned and complete assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress through your studies, you’ll spend more time in independent study.
Online learning:
As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.
Assessment
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. The assessment methods may include:
- practical class and project performance
- written reports
- micro-teach sessions
- portfolios
- reflective journals
- recorded podcast interviews
- tutorial tasks
- assessments, which take place at the end of each six-week block.
The learning outcomes of modules, assignments and projects will be clearly stated. Your work will be marked according to how well you achieve these learning outcomes and your final feedback will refer to each outcome, as well as providing an overall percentage grade.
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
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