Taking a creative, child-centered approach, their course will provide a solid grounding of all areas of primary education. With an emphasis on inclusion, creativity and critical reflection, students will learn the skills to ensure pupil engagement and achievement.
Students will develop their critical thinking skills, coming to understand about their own teaching and learning style. They will question why other teachers work the way they do, and how they can learn from this.
In each year of study, students will undertake a structured placement in one of our partnership schools. Students will also undertake shorter placements which are directly linked to their modules and which will allow them to focus upon particular aspects of practice. These include phonics, behavior management and teaching pupils for whom English is an additional language. Over the three years of study that they will have the opportunity to develop and hone their practice in a wide range of contexts.
As well as annual school experiences, students will have the opportunity to work creatively with children in a range of settings, including special schools, galleries and museums and schools in other countries.
Students will also have the opportunity to specialize in a specific subject area, including English, mathematics, science, primary languages or physical education. Gaining a subject specialism will make the highly sought after by prospective employers.
