BA Primary Education (3-11 Age Range) with Qualified Teacher Status
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Entry requirements
All applicants will be required to apply through UCAS by completing an online application form. Applications will then be assessed against the entry criteria for the relevant programme and invited to attend an interview on the basis of this information. Please apply using the following UCAS codes: Studying through the medium of English BA (Hons) Primary Education (3-11 age range) with QTS: X120 Studying through the medium of Welsh BA (Anrh) Addysg Gynradd (3-11 ystod oedran) gyda SAC : X121 All applicants should: Have the aptitude, capability, and resilience to meet the required QTS outcomes by the end of their ITE programme; Possess the appropriate personal and intellectual qualities to become excellent practitioners; Read effectively and be able to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written English and/or Welsh; Not have a criminal background which might prevent them working with children or vulnerable young people, or as an education practitioner; and have not previously been barred or excluded from teaching or working with learners (student teachers are required to arrange for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)); Demonstrate at the interview stage as having the appropriate personal functional skills in literacy, numeracy and digital competence applicable in a professional teaching and learning context; Demonstrate their suitability to become excellent teachers; Meet the requirements of the Welsh Government’s Education Health
About this course
BA (Hons) Education, combining literacy and numeracy with child development. Core topics include Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Ethics & Professional Practice. The course is three years full time, leads to qualified teacher status (QTS) for the 3-11 age range, and is available in English and Welsh. Students complete school-based clinical practice and an independent research project.
Modules
- Cross-Curricular Responsibilities
- Successful Futures (I)
- Exploring Play and Early Learning
- Introduction to Child Development, Additional Learning Needs and Clinical Practice
- Antiracism, Equity and Diversity: Pedagogy and Practice for Wales
- Successful Futures (II)
- Researching Early Years and Primary Education
- Clinical Practice 1
- Local, Global, and Pioneering Approaches in Education
- Professional Practice and Well-Being
- Independent Project
- Clinical Practice 2