Primary Education

Primary education with Qualified Teacher Status is one of the most direct routes into a teaching career, qualifying you to teach children aged five to eleven across the full range of primary school subjects. Teaching at primary level is a demanding and deeply rewarding profession: it requires strong subject knowledge across multiple curriculum areas, an understanding of how children learn and develop at different ages, the ability to manage a classroom effectively, and the interpersonal skills to build relationships with children, families, and colleagues. It is also a profession of significant social importance, given the well-established connection between the quality of primary education and children's long-term outcomes.

At Roehampton University, this three-year, full-time degree is designed to prepare you both for the immediate realities of the classroom and for the wider educational roles you may pursue throughout your career. The programme leads directly to QTS, which is the professional qualification required to teach in maintained schools in England. The degree includes a sandwich placement year and substantial work placement activity in school settings, giving you extensive classroom experience under the supervision of qualified mentors.

That school-based learning is central to the programme, ensuring that your academic understanding of pedagogy, curriculum, and child development is grounded in real practice from an early stage.

Graduates qualify as primary school teachers and can apply for teaching positions across maintained and independent primary schools in England and elsewhere. Many go on to develop specialist expertise in areas such as special educational needs, early years practice, English or mathematics subject leadership, or pastoral care. Leadership pathways through subject coordination, assistant headship, and headship are available to experienced teachers.

Further study in education, educational psychology, or school leadership is an option for those who want to build research or leadership expertise.