Courses

Education

BA (Hons)

Experience learning in action. Embark on a journey that explores how UK education has evolved. Studying for an education degree with us, you’ll look at the entire system, from early years to advanced study at degree level.

Education and English

BA (Hons)

Education and English go hand-in-hand. Explore education across all age ranges while expanding your knowledge of the expressive resources of the English language and examine literary texts with a critical eye.

Education and History

BA (Hons)

Discover how the past has influenced the way we live, govern societies and teach the next generation. In our education and history degree, you’ll explore modern history in a global context and discover how these two fascinating subjects are intrinsically linked.

Education and Sociology

BA (Hons)

Interested in individuals’ unique journeys through life? Join us to look at how the UK education system shapes futures, and understand how the organisations and groups through which we live our lives impact our identity, values and wellbeing.

Working and Teaching in the Early Years

BA (Hons)

Learn about the principles of working with children from birth to seven years. Gain practical experience in different early years settings as you work towards a career in the early years sector.

Primary Early Years Education with QTS

BA (Hons)

Are you striving to become a confident and inspiring teacher? Join us on this degree and gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status. Specialise in training to teach children aged 3-7  and learn how to foster the natural curiosity of young children.

Primary Education with QTS

BA (Hons)

Inspiring and nurturing young minds is one of the most rewarding careers you could have. Build your experience teaching children aged 5-11 and choose a focused subject to study. Gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status on our primary education degree.

Primary Education with QTS (School-Based)

BA (Hons)

Gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status as you develop the skills, knowledge and professional experience required to inspire children aged 5-11 on a degree that enables you to combine working or volunteering in a primary school with academic study.

Primary Early Years Education with QTS

PGCE

Discover how to ignite pupils’ curiosity and foster their enthusiasm for learning on this degree. You’ll specialise in training to teach children 3-7 years and gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Early Years Education and Leadership

FdA

Support children’s learning and development from birth to five. Make a positive change in early years settings. On our foundation degree in Early Years Education and Leadership, you’ll develop the knowledge and tools to become the best practitioner you can be.

Early Years Education

BA (Hons)

Enhance your knowledge of early years education for children from birth to five years as you analyse current approaches, examine how to meet children’s individual needs, and explore the role of play.

Early Years Leadership

BA (Hons)

Enhance your understanding of early years leadership as you discover how to lead educational practice and change in early years settings and beyond the classroom.

Primary Education with QTS

PGCE

Master creative and engaging approaches to teaching 5-11 year olds. Joining us, you’ll achieve recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status on our PGCE in primary education. We’ll help you hone your academic skills and nurture your professional development too.

Primary Early Years Education with QTS

PGCE

Discover how to ignite pupils’ curiosity and foster their enthusiasm for learning on this degree. You’ll specialise in training to teach children 3-7 years and gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Primary Mathematics Specialist with QTS

PGCE

Make mathematics more engaging, more enriching and more enjoyable. Our PGCE Primary Mathematics Specialist with QTS course will make you an expert in teaching this subject to children aged 5-11. And you’ll achieve recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Primary Physical Education Specialist with QTS

PGCE

Inspire children to be fit and healthy by making physical education fun. On our specialist course, you’ll develop expert knowledge within Physical Education alongside the ability to teach across the whole primary curriculum. And you’ll graduate with recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Secondary Computing with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Inspire a digital generation. Build enthusiasm for IT. Train to teach computing to 11-16 year-olds, and help unlock their technical creativity. On completion of this course, you’ll gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Secondary English with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

If you think you could develop young people’s literary knowledge and unlock a love of language, you’re in the right place. Train to teach English to 11-16 year-olds and gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Secondary Geography with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Discover how to open young people’s eyes to the world around them. Train to teach geography to 11-16 year olds and share your ever-expanding subject knowledge. On completion, you’ll gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Secondary History with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Are you able to tackle controversial issues? Can you link the past to the present? Train to teach history to 11-16 year-olds and push the boundaries of learning. On completion, you’ll gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Secondary Mathematics with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Train to be a maths teacher and inspire a love of numbers and problem-solving in secondary school pupils. Upon successful completion of our Secondary Mathematics PGCE, you’ll gain a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status and be at the cutting edge of national developments.

Secondary Religious Education with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Encourage empathy, curiosity and critical thinking in secondary school pupils. During our PGCE Secondary Religious Education, you’ll learn how to raise cross-cultural awareness, network with a range of faith practitioners and, upon successful completion, gain a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Secondary Physical Education with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Fuel your passion for staying active and boost pupils’ physical and mental abilities. Upon successful completion of our PGCE Secondary Physical Education, you’ll gain a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Secondary Science (Biology) with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

From single cell structures to human DNA, biology explains the world around us. Discover how to make the subject engaging and develop pupil’s scientific minds. Graduate from our PGCE Secondary Science (Biology) with a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Secondary Science (Chemistry) with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

How do we connect science to young people’s lives? Spark curiosity in the classroom and help young minds tackle challenges in chemistry. Inspire the next generation as you gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Secondary Science (Physics) with QTS (11-16)

PGCE

Physics is a launchpad for rewarding careers in everything from astronomy and medical science, to sound engineering and nanotechnology. Foster young people’s natural curiosity about how the world works as you work towards gaining a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.

Primary Special Educational Needs, Disabilities and Inclusion (SENDI) Specialist with QTS

PGCE

Take your first steps to becoming a champion for SEND and graduate with recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). On our specialist course you will discover multi-sensory teaching strategies and whole school approaches to SEND.

Primary Mental Health and Wellbeing Specialist with QTS

PGCE

Become a role model and leader for primary school mental health and wellbeing. Gain recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) on our PGCE programme. Take your specialist knowledge to lead mental health and wellbeing initiatives in schools.

Secondary Biology

Subject Booster

Develop subject knowledge in biology and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this flexible free enhancement course for those with the offer a place on our PGCE in Secondary Science (Biology).

Chemistry

Subject Knowledge Enhancement

Develop subject knowledge in chemistry and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this flexible free enhancement course for those with the offer a place on our PGCE in Secondary Science (Chemistry).

Computing

Subject Knowledge Enhancement

Develop subject knowledge in computing and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this flexible free enhancement course for those with an offer of a place on our PGCE in Secondary Computing.

Secondary English

Subject Booster

Develop subject knowledge in English and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this flexible free enhancement course for those with an offer of a place on our PGCE in Secondary English.

Mathematics

Subject Knowledge Enhancement

Develop subject knowledge in mathematics and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this flexible free enhancement course for those with an offer of a place on our PGCE in Secondary Mathematics.

Physics

Subject Knowledge Enhancement

Develop subject knowledge in physics and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this flexible free enhancement course for those with the offer a place on our PGCE in Secondary Science (Physics).

Secondary Religious Education

Subject Booster

Develop subject knowledge in Religious Education and prepare to teach the subject effectively to learners aged 11-16 on this free enhancement course for those with an offer of a place on our PGCE in Secondary RE.

SpLD (Dyslexia) with AMBDA/ATS

PGCert

Develop the expertise to enhance provision in educational settings for learners with specific learning difficulties dyslexia on a course accredited by the British Dyslexia Association.

Education

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of education theory and practice, while developing as a forward-thinking education professional on a programme delivered full-time, part-time and online.

Education (Children and Young People’s Mental Health)

MA

Enhance your understanding of mental health for children and young people and explore organisational approaches to mental health and wellbeing. Develop as a forward-thinking education professional on a programme delivered full-time and part-time.

Education (Early Years)

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of early childhood care and education, while developing as a forward-thinking early years professional on a programme delivered full-time or part-time.

Education (Leadership)

MA

You will develop the expertise in education policy and leadership that are needed to lead change in educational settings, while developing as a forward-thinking education professional on a programme delivered using a flexible learning model.

Education (Special Educational Needs)

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of supporting learners with special educational needs, while developing as a forward-thinking education professional on a programme delivered full-time, part-time and online.

Education (Cognitive Science and Learning)

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of cognitive science education, while developing as a forward-thinking educational professional on a programme delivered face to face, full-time and part-time.

Education (Curriculum Design)

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of curriculum design in education, while developing as a forward-thinking educational professional on a programme delivered face to face, full-time and part-time.

Education (Evidence Informed Practice)

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of evidence informed practice in education, while developing as a forward-thinking educational professional on a programme delivered face to face, full-time and part-time.

Education (Teacher Education)

MA

Place yourself at the cutting edge of teacher education, while developing as a forward-thinking educational professional on a programme delivered face to face, full-time and part-time.

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD

Focus on a research area in depth, receive substantial training in a range of research approaches and write a thesis that will demonstrate your understanding of how to develop a critical academic argument.

Masters by Research

MRes

Receive substantial training in a range of research approaches, developing an appreciation of their theoretical and philosophical underpinnings, before completing a research-based dissertation that focuses on a topic in-depth.