Primary Education with QTS (Work-Based Route) application links
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Whilst employed in work with children and young people for at least half of the week - in either a paid or voluntary capacity - you will attend St Mary's University for one day a week to achieve a Bachelor's degree with QTS.
- St Mary’s graded ‘outstanding’ in all areas of teacher training (Ofsted 2019).
- 100% of students from this course are employed or in further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020).
- One year after graduating our education students are, on average, the second highest paid across the sector earning £3,300 more per year (on average) than the median salary. Five years after graduating this figure goes up to £6,100. (Department for Education LEO data, 2017).
- Each module is delivered by specialists with a background in the primary classroom.
Why study Primary Education with QTS (Work-Based Route)?
Primary Teaching is a rewarding and challenging choice of career. We offer three degree pathways for students who have successfully completed a Foundation degree in Education that would like to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Our partnership office will help you to find a placement. Though we will try and place you near to where you live, you may be required to travel up to one hour each way.
Why St Mary's?
There are three pathways within this degree, which all prepare you to teach children aged 5-11. You can choose the standard Primary Education (Work-based Route) with QTS pathway or choose to specialise in either:
- Physical Education (PE)
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
The programme includes students from a broad cross-section of society who work in faith and secular contexts, special needs, Primary and Early Years.
We have developed strong partnerships with a variety of faith and secular schools. Your block placements (one in your home school, a second one in one of these schools) will be arranged by our Partnership office.
As well as these two pathways, we offer a one-year, non-QTS undergraduate degree in Primary Education for anyone who has completed an education foundation degree.
Course lead
Carolyn Porter
Programme Director - Work-Based Route Programmes