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Primary Education with QTS

BA · Manchester Metropolitan University · 3 years

Primary Education with QTS

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Manchester Metropolitan University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£30,000
SATISFACTION93%
CONTINUATION90%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS85%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI exposure today averages about 18 on our index across the work its graduates go into (Low).

About this course

Primary education with Qualified Teacher Status is one of the most direct routes into teaching, combining degree-level academic study of education with the professional formation and school-based practice that lead to the right to teach in maintained schools in England and Wales. Primary teaching requires a broad curriculum knowledge, a sophisticated understanding of how young children develop and learn, and the interpersonal skills to build relationships with children, families and colleagues across a complex institutional setting. At Manchester Metropolitan University you will study this three-year full-time programme, which integrates classroom experience with academic study of child development, educational psychology, curriculum, assessment, inclusion and the policies that shape primary education. School placements are a central feature, giving you direct experience of teaching acr

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 3% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
  • 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 78% of graduatescards →
  • 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 1% of graduatescards →

The tabs above carry the rest: modules and satisfaction (The Course), where you'd live and what it costs (Student Life), the full pay story (Pay & Outcomes), and easier ways into the same subject (Alternatives).

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).