Primary Education (5-11) with QTS

Ready to make a real difference? Become a qualified primary teacher and inspire young minds with our practice-based, research-led primary education degree.

Do you want to inspire a love of learning in children? To see the lightbulb moment where it all 'clicks', and know you helped make it happen? Get ready to learn how to become a teacher. You'll gain the academic expertise as well as the core teaching skills to become a confident, inclusive, and creative educator who believes in every child's potential.

This primary education degree provides the perfect fast-track teacher training route with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Combining academic study with interactive seminars and experiential learning, you'll build strong subject knowledge across the 5-11 years curriculum (Key Stage 1 and 2).

With school placements every year, you'll start shaping your teacher identity from day one. You'll graduate as a reflective, research-informed educator, equipped with the professional skills to inspire, challenge, and support young learners as they discover the world around them.

As part of this primary education course, you'll:


• Master the curriculum through engaging modules that build strong subject knowledge, helping you feel confident teaching across primary age groups



• Understand how children think, grow, and learn - and gain the skills to support every child to succeed and feel included



• Explore the future of teaching with the latest educational technologies in our cutting-edge VR and augmented reality labs



• Teach creatively, designing inclusive lessons that spark curiosity and captivate children's imaginations



• Lead a practitioner enquiry project, using research to improve classroom practice



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From student to confident teacher
Practice-based classroom placements - across our network of over 150 partner schools in West Yorkshire - are built into every year of the course. Each year, you'll complete a minimum of eight weeks on placement (120 days across the course). You'll develop core teaching skills, build your confidence, and grow a strong professional identity, fully supported by expert tutors and in-school mentors as you work towards achieving QTS. Not only will you learn how to become a teacher, you'll actually experience teaching in real classrooms before you graduate.

Fast-track your teaching career
This primary education degree enables you to become a primary teacher with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in just three years. When you graduate, you'll be ready to step straight into the classroom as an Early Career Teacher (ECT). Non-QTS courses typically require additional study after your first degree to become a qualified teacher.

Assessments that reflect real teaching
There are no formal written exams on this course. Instead, you'll complete creative, coursework-based assignments such as group podcasts, individual presentations, and lively debates, mirroring real teaching practice and building your confidence in communication, planning, and reflection.

Why Study the BA Primary Education (5-11) with QTS course at Leeds Beckett University?


1. Graduate career-ready - 90% of BA (Hons) Primary Education (5-11) with QTS graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation* *
2. Achieve Qualified Teacher Status in just three years on this teacher training course and begin teaching as an Early Career Teacher
3. Build practical experience from day one - spend at least 120 days on placement via our large and diverse school partnership
4. Join a supportive community - you'll be taught by research-informed tutors who are all experienced qualified teachers


*National Student Survey 2026
* *Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 23-24

Curiosity needs thinkers, makers, and dreamers. It needs you!

Leeds Beckett believes that when unlike minds come together, incredible things happen. That’s why they don’t just teach; they collaborate, challenge and inspire.

Their courses are meticulously designed, combining practical experience through work placements with a vibrant location at the heart of one of the UK’s largest student communities. Boasting a top 10 UK ranking for both course quality and student life (Unicompare 2026) and a prestigious five-star QS rating, LBU sets the standard for excellence.

The university prioritises student wellbeing and stands among just seven universities nationwide to earn the University Mental Health Charter Award - proof of their unwavering commitment to advancing mental health and wellbeing.

All of this is why 98% of Leeds Beckett students and graduates would recommend studying at the university to a friend (Unicompare, 2024 reviews).