Primary and Early Years Education with QTS

Keen to kickstart a career as a primary school teacher?

The course content is designed to address the full breadth of the Teachers’ Standards, combining university-based and school-based training.

You’ll have the opportunity to gain comprehensive knowledge of the core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science), the seven areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and the full scope of the National Curriculum.

This course focuses on developing the skills you need to teach children from ages three to eleven, and, upon successful completion, we’ll recommend Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Why Study Primary and Early Years Education with QTS BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
We know there’s no substitute for learning how to teach in the classroom environment; we give you the opportunity to gain practical experience across our partnership schools each year of the course. Placements will be organised by our dedicated placements team alongside your academic tutors. You’ll:
• observe experienced teachers
• gain practical, hands-on experience (in front of students)
• benefit from one-to-one mentoring.

This Huddersfield University course allows you to access the University’s extensive professional and academic network and use our mock Early Years and Primary classrooms.

You could go on to work in a relevant teaching or education role, or further study – in childhood studies, for example. After successfully completing the course, you’ll be a qualified teacher, ready to embark on your Early Career Teaching (ECT) professional development programme in school.

An impressive 100 per cent of our undergraduate students go on to work and/or further study within 15 months of graduating. We were also ranked best in Yorkshire† for Teacher Training in the following themes: assessment and feedback, academic support, and organisation and management (National Student Survey 2024).

†institutions in Yorkshire with income of £100m+

Professional Bodies
Upon successful completion of the course, we recommend Qualified Teacher Status be awarded by the Department for Education.

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

Modules in the first year include:
• Initial Professional Development and School-Based Training 1: Theories and Strategies for Teachers and Learners
• Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Areas and RE 1
• Introduction to Core Curriculum Studies - English, Maths and Science
• Teaching and Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

To see the full range of modules and descriptions, please visit our website. A link to this course can be found at the bottom of the page in the ‘Course contact details’ section.

All our courses give you an overview of:
• contact time with your tutor
• time spent on independent study
• how you will be taught, assessed, and receive feedback

Take a look at the Teaching and Assessment information on our course page.

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:

• Primary