Primary and Early Years Education with QTS (3-7 or 5-11) - PGCE
Birmingham City UniversityCity Centre, United Kingdom
Course overview
Do you have a passion for educating children, supporting their academic and personal growth at a key stage in their development? Is your aim to become a reflective, critical and enquiring primary school teacher? Then our PGCE Primary and Early Years course is for you.
Key highlights
- Leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for primary and early years teaching
- Choose to specialise in the 3-7 or 5-11 age range
- Develops reflective, critical and enquiring classroom practice
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include relevant subject; or above
- Additional condition: interview — All applicants will be interviewed.
Scholarships
Bowater Financial Assistance Award
Graduate Scholarship
20% fee discount for BCU graduates undertaking Master’s or PhD study.
Up to 20% of feesInternational Postgraduate Scholarships
BCU is offering a scholarship of £3,000 to all self-funding international postgraduate students joining BCU on a full-time postgraduate taught Master’s degree in 2026.
Up to £3,000
Careers this course leads to
- Primary school teacher
- Early years teacher
- Reception class teacher
- Key Stage 1 teacher
- Key Stage 2 teacher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 in 2026/27
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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