BA (Hons) Primary Education

• You must be in employment in a primary school. Your school will need to write a letter supporting your application.
• You cannot have a university degree already.
• Two A-levels or other level 3 qualifications worth 32 UCAS points or equivalents, including a Foundation Degree (overseas qualifications must be checked through UK ENIC to show they are the same standard as British A-levels).
• Complete a successful interview with a member of the Faculty of Education.
• It is not a requirement for the BA (Hons) in Primary Education but to apply for a place on a QTS course in Primary, you must have evidence of GCSEs in English, Maths and Science at a C grade/ Level 4 or above.
• Overseas applicants must have a good standard of written English and have an IELTS score of 6.5 or above or have completed some of their education in English.
• Sixth formers who are taking A-Levels may apply. Any offer made will be conditional.

Those who wish to apply for the BA Primary but who do not have two A-levels or other level 3 qualifications worth 32 UCAS points, or who wish to improve their academic writing skill, should take the 14-week academic writing course we offer, starting in September 2025 or January 2026. It will cost £480 including VAT. Those who do not have two A-levels will be assessed at the end of the course and will either be permitted to apply for the BA or not.

To register for this course you must apply though our partner, Anspear. For application deadlines, view the ‘Key Dates’ section on Anspear’s website.

COURSE STRUCTURE

There are 10 modules of 30 credits each, and a final 60 credit Enquiry module. The modules are:

• Child development 1 and the purposes of education
• School organisation and regulation and successful primary schools
• The science of learning and successful primary pupils
• The role of play and creativity in primary education
• Child development 2: barriers to learning, classroom culture and managing behaviour
• Early Years learning and an introduction to oracy and phonics
• Literacy and numeracy
• Foundation subjects and statutory RE
• Teaching primary science and assessment in primary schools
• Literacy and numeracy throughout the curriculum
• Enquiry module

You will study four of the above modules per year, using the online learning platform. You will access a range of learning materials to work through and you will be assessed based on three assignments per module. These assignments will be based on your study and require you to link this to your in-school observations and experiences. The final Enquiry module is assessed will involve a longer, research-based assignment on an area of your choice from the programme. This will involve a literature review of 2,000 words and a research project of 6,000 words, written over two terms.

To aid you in your studies, students receive a free Chromebook to ensure they can access the course without obstacles. What’s more it’s yours to keep beyond they completion of the course. Students will need to return the Chromebook if they do not complete the first module.

If you live in England, after the BA you could proceed directly onto The University of Buckingham’s one-year apprenticeship-levy funded online teacher training course, which leads to Qualified Teacher Status. For this, there is no charge to you (unless the new government change regulations). If you do not live in England, you can take an alternative Qualified Teacher Training course with Buckingham for which there will be a fee.

The University reserves the right to increase course fees annually in line with inflation linked to the Retail Price Index (RPI). If the University intends to increase your course fees it will notify you via email of this as soon as reasonably practicable.

Course fees do not include additional costs such as books, equipment, writing up fees and other ancillary charges. Where applicable, these additional costs will be made clear.

For information on fees, please contact baprim-EDU@buckingham.ac.uk

A non-refundable registration fee of £300 is also payable.

There is a limit to the numbers on this course so please apply well in advance of the application deadline.

Some courses are limited in terms of numbers and we operate a first-come-first-served system. Applications can take at least 6 weeks to process. Please consider school holiday closures and ensure applications are submitted in good time to avoid disappointment.

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to view the application deadline and start your application.

If you have any questions you can contact The Faculty of Education by email: baprim-EDU@buckingham.ac.uk or by calling +44 (0)1280 820 222.