Primary Education Studies (Accelerated)

Shape the future of education while broadening your career options. Delve into many different subjects with a focus on Primary-age children.

Whether you want to start or advance a career in primary education, or work in an adjacent field, you’ll study education history, policy and the way children are taught today, as well as the core subjects: reading, writing, maths and science.

You’ll also explore related areas such as health, welfare, child psychology and children’s rights, gain an insight into special educational needs provision, and observe teaching in local schools.

• Join the only new accredited university provider of teacher training in the UK.

• Study at a university ranked 13th in the country for Education in the Guardian League Table 2025.

• Develop your understanding of primary education and gain versatile knowledge and skills.

• Choose to study over two or three years, with both face-to-face and hybrid learning options available.

• Take part in Live Briefs to gain work experience and build your network.

• Study at a university with over 20 years’ experience of training education professionals.

Careers

Our BA (Hons) Primary Education Studies is the first step on your career path to working with primary-aged children and their families.

You might also want to continue on to a Masters course, such as one of our MA Education degrees, which include options to specialise in leadership and management, SEND, and Montessori settings, or our PGCE. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship to get 20% off your fees.

If you’re interested in teaching, our degree will prepare you for postgraduate initial teacher training programmes. We work with local ITT providers who actively recruit our students to School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITTs), so you’ll be well prepared for interviews throughout your degree.

Teaching

At levels 4 and 5, we’ll explore the history of, and current issues affecting education. We’ll also look at core subject areas and ways of engaging children with a range of abilities and needs as a teacher.

At Level 6, we’ll focus on sustainability and its intersection with subjects such as arts and drama, design and technology, PE, music, and modern foreign languages. You’ll also study special educational needs and disability (SEND), inclusion and common developmental difficulties, and complete an independent research project on a relevant topic of your choice.