Primary Teaching with Early Years (QTS)

About this course

Teaching young children is one of the most formative and consequential acts an educator can undertake. The early years of a child's life, from nursery through the first two years of primary school, lay the cognitive, social, and emotional groundwork for all subsequent learning, making high-quality teaching in this phase genuinely important. At the University of Chichester, the BA (Hons) Primary Teaching with Early Years (QTS) is a three-year, full-time degree that prepares you to teach children aged three to seven, across Nursery, Reception, and Key Stages 1, and qualifies you as a teacher upon graduation. You will study child development, early years pedagogy, curriculum theory, and inclusive practice, gaining a thorough understanding of how young children learn and what effective teaching looks like in the 3-7 age range. The programme integrates school-based placements throughout, so

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 80% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Other Educational Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Sports and fitness occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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