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Teaching in a primary school is one of the most rewarding careers you can have. You will be working with a team of teachers and other adults, to support children to succeed both inside and beyond the classroom. The course is taught by expert tutors with extensive experience working in school settings, ensuring you are well supported to achieve the best results whilst achieving Qualified Teacher Status.

The BA Primary Education (QTS) trains you to teach children within the age range 5 to 11 years (Reception, KS1 and KS2).

Why study BA Primary Education (QTS) at Middlesex University?

Our long history of providing leading education courses ensures that you benefit from the guidance of expert tutors who bring a wealth of professional experience to their teaching. As a primary school teacher you will make a difference to children's development by engaging and motivating pupils, and enhancing their life choices and opportunities. Our degree will train you to confidently teach all the subjects in the National Curriculum.

Alongside theory you will put your learning into practice by taking part in school placements to prepare you for your career. We have excellent relationships with a wide variety of carefully selected Primary schools in London and neighbouring local authorities and many of our students secure their first job with a placement host.

This is a highly competitive course and we are seeking outstanding candidates with the right acumen, experience and skills to become excellent teachers. We will select people with the potential of developing the characteristics that we have identified as the Middlesex Trainee Teacher:

• You have an anchored integrity, respect for yourself and others, a strong ethical sense & balance; knowledge of how children learn. You are kind, fair and inclusive, empathic, thoughtful, reflective, critical of top down initiatives, realistic yet savvy, inspirational, enquiring, adaptable. You can take risks. You are an active communicator, a sideways thinker, creative, competent, confident. You have a range of growing pedagogies and knowledge.

Course highlights

• Combine studying at the University with classroom experience in our partner primary schools in London and neighbouring local authorities.
• Combine studying on campus with opportunities to learn in the field, using sites, galleries, museums and places of worship across London.
• Choose to follow a specialism in mathematics or science as an optional extra.
• In your second year take up the option of an extra placement in a school for children with special educational needs and disabilities
• In your third year you have the opportunity to study abroad in Australia, USA or Europe
• As a student of this course you will receive a free electronic textbook for every module.
• You can be confident of the quality of our course. Primary teacher training at Middlesex University has been rated good with outstanding features by Ofsted, the official body for inspecting schools and education.

112 UCAS points

We will calculate UCAS points from your highest scoring A levels (minimum of two A levels). At least one of your A levels should have some National Curriculum subject content.

We can only accept Access to Higher Education courses, that have 'primary teaching' as a key component of the course, for example Access to Primary Teaching' or 'Access to Teacher Training'. For any other Access to Higher Education courses you will need to show that it has 'primary teaching' as a key component of it.

We will consider BTEC Extended Diploma, but only if it has National Curriculum content in it. We can also consider the following CACHE diplomas:

• Level 3 diploma in Childcare and Education
• Level 3 extended diploma for Children's care learning and development
• Level 3 extended diploma for Children and Young People's workforce

GCSE requirements

You must have GCSE grade C / grade 4 or above in English, Maths and Science or be retaking them this year. We also accept the equivalency tests by Equivalency Testing, A Star Teachers or any other appropriately accredited provider. We cannot accept functional skills or key skills.

Further requirements

It is recommended that you gain some experience of working in a school context before you start the programme. Recent experience in a primary school setting will support you in making the right degree choice and, if completed prior to interview, will support you in your ability to contribute to the tasks during the selection process.

To begin the course you must also complete a satisfactory DBS check and an Occupational Health check.

We are unable to accept applications for deferred entry or defer existing offers for this programme to the next possible start date.

Middlesex University has a flexible and personalised approach to admissions and we accept applications from students with a wide range of qualifications and a combination of qualifications.

Please check our general entry requirements page to see how these points can be achieved from our acceptable level 3 qualifications and the combinations which are welcomed by Middlesex University, including GCSE requirements

Applications from mature candidates without formal qualifications are welcomed, provided they can demonstrate appropriate levels of relevant ability and experience.

Eligibility

UK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.

Please note, due to restrictions placed on students with a Tier 4 visa undertaking part-time study by the UKVI, courses requiring a placement cannot be studied by International students.

Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditions

Entry requires an interview and the passing of the Department for Education Professional Skills tests.