PGCE Primary (3-7)

PGCE Primary (3-7)

This dynamic, placement-focused programme enables you to become an enthusiastic and stimulating teacher, ready to inspire young children. Learn to teach the relevant curricula and build your understanding of how young children think, develop and learn. Supported by our inspirational staff, this programme will enable you to build the skills needed for a career in 3 - 7 Foundation Stage settings and in Key Stage 1 in primary schools.

Careers with this subject

Leads directly to Quali?ed Teacher Status with a specialism in teaching 3–7-year-olds. Our graduates enter the teaching profession gaining posts in nursery settings and primary schools, including mainstream, academies, free schools, the independent sector, international schools and many other educational settings.

Key features

• Choose a programme with a national reputation for its quality
• Learn to teach and assess all the Areas of Learning for the 3 - 7 Foundation Stage and the required subjects of the national curriculum for Key Stage 1 with confidence and creativity
• Benefit from the high-quality teaching of experienced university tutors, who provide inspirational learning opportunities for you, based on pedagogical research and innovative current practice
• Engage in your own research about 3 - 7 education and gain up to 60 credits at master’s level
• Become an outstanding teacher of young children as you progress through 24 weeks in three different placements, supported by expert mentors. You will be placed in a nursery setting, a reception class and a Key Stage 1 class during the course
• Benefit from close partnerships with a very diverse range of schools and educational settings across the whole of the South West of England, London and internationally
• Connect with a number of high-quality teaching schools across the South West with the University of Plymouth's School Direct Programme.