STUDY EDUCATION AND TEACHER TRAINING
Our courses are all about powering up your career in education.
With partnerships across over 500 schools and educational organisations, our students gain real-world experience, strong industry connections and valuable networking opportunities. As one of the region’s leading providers of initial teacher training (ITT), we offer a variety of PGCE and degree routes to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Our work-based courses are ideal for those already working in areas such as early years or SEND and looking to upskill or shift career direction.
Our courses are all about powering up your career in education.
With partnerships across over 500 schools and educational organisations, our students gain real-world experience, strong industry connections and valuable networking opportunities. As one of the region’s leading providers of initial teacher training (ITT), we offer a variety of PGCE and degree routes to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Our work-based courses are ideal for those already working in areas such as early years or SEND and looking to upskill or shift career direction.
COURSES
- Applied Early Years Studies BA (Hons)
- Applied Education Practice BA (Hons)
- Applied Education Studies BA (Hons)
- Applied Special Educational Needs and Disability BA (Hons)
- Early Childhood Education (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons)
- Early Years Studies FdA
- Education BA (Hons)
- Education with Psychology BA (Hons)
- Educational Practice FdA
- English BA (Hons)
- Physical Education (Secondary) (with QTS) BA (Hons)
- Primary Education (3-7) (with QTS) BA (Hons)
- Primary Education (with QTS) BA (Hons)
- Special Educational Needs and Disability BA (Hons)
Why study in the School of Education and Teacher Education?
- 95% of our education students were satisfied with the learning opportunities their course offered and how well it developed knowledge and skills for the future (NSS, 2024).
- Our teacher training courses rank in the UK top 20 in their subject field for academic support (NSS, 2024).
- We are a Department for Education accredited provider of Initial Teacher Training.
- 80% of time on our Primary and Secondary PGCE courses is spent in placement schools.
- Our Early Childhood Education course offers a DfE-recognised Graduate Practitioner qualification alongside the degree.
- Our work-based Education degrees enable teaching assistants and support staff working in education to progress their careers while continuing to work.
- Over 95% of our full-time UK graduates in education and teaching are in employment and/or further study, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes for 2020/21, pub 2023).
SCHOLARSHIPS
For 2025 entry, we are offering a number of generous scholarships to help you achieve the career of your dreams.
Our Excellence Scholarships are worth £2,500 per year of study over three years when you score a defined number of UCAS tariff points from specified qualifications.
If you don’t qualify for an Excellence Scholarship but have 120 UCAS tariff points, you have enough points for our High Achievement Scholarship offering £500 per year of study.
In addition, we offer other scholarships, bursaries and financial support packages you may be eligible for.