The BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS is recognised across Wales and England and is often transferable* further afield for entry into the teaching profession. It fully prepares you for the demands of teaching in Wales and beyond.
This initial teacher training degree prepares to you become a primary school teacher, with bespoke skills needed to teach. The combination of academic and school-based learning helps you understand how to transfer theoretical knowledge into your teaching practice.
Learning theory and concepts relating to early childhood, childhood development and education, you’ll be taught by internationally renowned staff at the forefront of leading research into teaching and learning pedagogies. In each year of the degree, you are placed in a different lead school, purposefully identified for their best use and development of the Curriculum for Wales. Adding breadth and depth to your experience, this includes different age ranges and settings.
Bangor University benefits from a longstanding and excellent reputation for teacher education. Your education to become an effective teacher is underpinned by the CaBan Partnership. This innovative bilingual, inclusive teacher partnership relies on best practice and evidence to inform your development, pedagogy and practice.
Our partner schools have well-trained mentors who will support your progress towards becoming an excellent and innovative teacher. From your class and subject mentors to network lead mentors and our own staff, you’ll be encouraged at every stage to develop skills of the highest calibre.
You will develop a thorough understanding of how children learn, together with the skills to become a creative and innovative teacher who can make a make a real difference to the lives of young people. On a comprehensive range of placements, you will be supported by experienced staff to learn how to plan appropriate schemes of work and consider assessment and reporting strategies.
It’s an exciting time to become a teacher in Wales as Education in Wales enters a new era. The Curriculum for Wales has been designed to support young people to develop higher standards of literacy and numeracy, become more digitally and bilingually competent, and be confident, capable and compassionate citizens.
*Those seeking to teach outside Wales and England should check recognition and transferability of QTS with the respective country’s Teachers’ Professional Body.
This is the English-medium course. For the Welsh-medium course use UCAS code X130.
For details of the modular structure, please see the course description on Bangor University's website.
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
The following entry points are available for this course:
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We are happy to accept combinations of the qualifications listed above, as well as alternative Level 3 qualifications. We also welcome applications from mature learners.
Additional:
• A willingness and positive attitude towards seeking to improve personal use of the Welsh language.
• Applicants are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check for the child workforce including a check of the children’s barred list. Applicants who have lived or worked outside the UK are also required to undertake a criminal records check in their countries of residence.
• Applicants should reflect carefully on their ability to meet the rigours and demands of the profession. Refer to the considerations for applicants to Initial Teacher Education Programmes.
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International Candidates: school leaving qualifications that are equivalent to A levels/Level 3 and/or college diplomas are accepted from countries worldwide (subject to minimum English Language requirements - IELTS Level 7 overall (with no element below 6.5)). Details at: www.bangor.ac.uk/international/applying/entryrequirements
For the most up-to-date information on acceptable English Language proficiency qualifications, please visit our webpage below.https://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/future/englishlanguage
Bangor University is committed to widening participation in Higher Education (HE) and accepts students from a broad range of backgrounds.
To support students into Higher Education, we use a number of indicators to identify students who may be at a disadvantage in their ability to access Higher Education, in order to provide additional support.
Our admissions process involves assessing the entire application to make an assessment based on your grades and individual circumstances.
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Tuition fees and scholarship information for Home applicants can be found here:
https://www.bangor.ac.uk/studentfinance/new-undergraduates
Tuition fees and scholarship information for International applicants can be found here:
https://www.bangor.ac.uk/international/tuition
Email:admissions@bangor.ac.uk
Phone:0800 0851818
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