PGCE Primary Early Years Education with QTS

This early years teaching degree covers the essential skills and knowledge you’ll need for teaching children aged 3-7. This includes primary schools, nurseries, and children’s centers.

We’ll provide you with training for covering the entire early year's foundation stage and key stage one. You’ll also spend time in schools learning how to teach and you’ll learn how to help primary-age children to flourish. You can study this course at our Ormskirk campus, or at Holy Cross College & University Centre in Bury.

When you finish the course, you’ll have the confidence and competence to take up your first teaching post. You’ll know the latest teaching strategies inside out, and have the experience to engage young children.

When you apply, you are expected to have:

A commitment to, and understanding of, early years education, demonstrating the personal attributes, values, and motivation required to train as a teacher

Suitable presentational qualities, including a good standard of written English.

Before the program commences, you should have:

A degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honors (2:2 or above). No specific subjects are required.

GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent)

GCSE in combined Science (dual or single award) or in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). Please note, subjects that cover a narrower range of the National Curriculum, such as Human Biology or Environmental Science, are not acceptable.

An interview forms part of the selection process.

Please note, for the purposes of initial teacher training, level 2 literacy and numeracy qualifications are not considered equivalent to GCSE Grade C or Grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics.

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.