Kingston University

Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE

Kingston UniversityKingston Hill, United Kingdom

Course overview

Transform the lives of children in their communities You'll gain the skills you need to become an effective, inclusive and evidence-informed educator. Studying this one-year course in Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PCGE (5–11) at Kingston University will give you the training you need to become a primary teacher. Many graduates also go on to management roles, or even to progress their studies in further education.

During the course, you’ll learn through a mix of taught subject days and school experience. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to develop practical teaching skills, with support and feedback from expert mentors, teachers and colleagues. This programme will help you develop into a reflective, research-engaged teacher with the skills to drive improvements in young people's learning and wellbeing through evidence-informed practice.

When you graduate, you’ll have both Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a PGCE – everything you need to progress to the next stage in your professional development as an Early Career Teacher (ECT). Although the PGCE has been one of the hardest years of my life, it has also been one of the most satisfying. Leaving my first placement class knowing that I'd actually taught them something was a great feeling and showed me that coming to Kingston to do a PGCE was a fantastic decision.

Claire

Key highlights

  • Graduate with both Qualified Teacher Status and a PGCE
  • Trains you to teach primary-age children aged 5 to 11
  • Blends taught subject days with school experience placements
  • Support and feedback from expert mentors, teachers and colleagues
  • Develops reflective, research-engaged, evidence-informed teaching practice
  • Prepares you to progress as an Early Career Teacher

Entry requirements

  • GCSE: C/4 or above — to include English, Mathematics, Science
  • Degree: 2:2 — or above
  • Additional condition: interview — Additional requirements for Primary Teaching leading to QTS PGCE Open Interview If you are shortlisted, we will ask you to attend an online interview via Microsoft Teams.

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500

  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000

  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Primary school teacher
  • Early Career Teacher (ECT)
  • Subject leader
  • Primary school middle leader
  • Assistant headteacher

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,200 per year

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 Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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