
Early Years - Primary Education (3-7) with QTS BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Early Years - Primary Education (3-7) with QTS BA (Hons)
At the heart of this course is a vision of transforming you into a teacher, ready to enter the profession with confidence as a skilled professional and equipped to make a significant contribution to the education of children now and in the future.
Our Enrichment Placement, available in Year 2, provides you with the opportunity for doing a placement in the UK or overseas.
Our course offers you:
Qualified Teacher Status
Experience in Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, with enhancement in age-phases either side (e.g. 0-3 and Key Stage 2)
At the heart of this course is a vision of transforming you into a teacher, ready to enter the profession with confidence as a skilled professional and equipped to make a significant contribution to the education of children now and in the future.<br/><br/>Our Enrichment Placement, available in Year 2, provides you with the opportunity for doing a placement in the UK or overseas. <br/><br/>Our course offers you: <br/><br/>Qualified Teacher Status <br/>Experience in Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, with enhancement in age-phases either side (e.g. 0-3 and Key Stage 2) <br/>Extensive experience in schools with at least 24 weeks in at least four schools or settings <br/>Excellent coverage of primary curriculum subject areas and Early Years Foundation Stage Areas of Learning and Development for Early Years, enhances your skills, your confidence and your potential employment prospects <br/>The opportunity to develop an area of personal, professional significance interest <br/>Guidance and support from a team of highly skilled and dedicated tutors in University and in schools/settings.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Chester
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
X100
Institution Code
C55
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
120
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,B
Access to HE Diploma
Access to HE Diploma to include 45 level 3 credits in total, with 30 level 3 credits at Merit or above Mature applicants who are working towards their GCSE's alongside an Access to HE Diploma will be considered
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H3,H3,H3,H4
A level
B,B,C
B,B,B
GCSE Grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent) in English Language, Maths and Science (Grade B's / 5 preferred) at time of application.
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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EU, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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