Primary (School Direct) with Qualified Teacher Status. University of Derby

You're on the threshold of making one of the most exciting decisions of your life - to teach! Studying our PGCE Primary (School Direct) course will prepare you for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) allowing you to move straight into a teaching career once you've graduated. You'll be trained to teach all the subjects in the primary curriculum.

Depending on your preference and prior experience, and subject to governmental funding decisions, you may choose to specialise in either early years teaching 3-7 year olds, or 5-11 year olds or the later years teaching 7-11 year olds. Each route will provide a subject enhancement and study of school-related issues at masters level