Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Entry requirements

To apply for this course, you’ll need a 2:2 or above honours degree from a higher education institution – or an equivalent overseas qualification.

You’ll also need three GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, in English, mathematics and a science subject. If you do not have GCSEs in English, mathematics and science, you can take your tests externally via ET Equivalency Testing or A Star Equivalency.

Months of entry

September

Course content

You'll gain the skills you need to become an effective, inclusive and evidence-informed educator.

Studying this one-year course in Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PCGE (5–11) at Kingston University will give you the training you need to become a primary teacher. Many graduates also go on to management roles, or even to progress their studies in further education.

During the course, you’ll learn through a mix of taught subject days and school experience. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to develop practical teaching skills, with support and feedback from expert mentors, teachers and colleagues.

This programme will help you develop into a reflective, research-engaged teacher with the skills to drive improvements in young people's learning and wellbeing through evidence-informed practice.

When you graduate, you’ll have both Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a PGCE – everything you need to progress to the next stage in your professional development as an Early Career Teacher (ECT).