Education Studies
BA
Undergraduate
September 2025
Overview
Train to be a primary school teacher with a BA (Hons) Primary Education from Canterbury Christ Church University. With a Primary Education degree, you'll gain QTS upon completion of your course. We are proud to be the only undergraduate teacher training provider in Kent, and we’d love for you to join our CCCU community.
With our research-based approach to primary education, you'll learn how to guide, support, and understand how to improve the lives of children with our practical and theoretical course structure. With an emphasis on sustainability, social justice, inclusion, and diversity, we will help you to be the best teacher you can be.
Learn how to confidently implement the curriculum, behaviour management, SEND teaching and learning, and planning and assessment. Upon graduation, you'll be able to implement these skills and processes, equipping you with the knowledge and understanding to be the best teacher you can be.
We offer a range of diverse school settings thanks to our Kent school community, and we encourage multiple specialisms, including mathematics, art, and DT. With thousands of resources available and expert subject specialists in every area of the curriculum, you can be sure that you will be supported throughout.
We also maintain strong, close-knit connections with our students, partnerships, and mentors, so you are continuously guided throughout both your degree and as an early career teacher (ECT).
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of our Primary Education students were in work or further study 15 months after graduating
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023
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of our Primary Education students were satisfied with their course overall
National Student Survey 2024
Entry requirements
Qualification type |
Grades |
| A Levels | BBC |
| BTEC | DMM |
| Access | 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits |
| International Baccalaureate | 29 Points |
| Combinations | A combination of qualifications totalling 112 UCAS points |
GCSE English language, mathematics and science at grade C / 4 or above. You can still apply whilst working towards these.
We're interested in your potential as a teacher.
A typical offer would be 112 UCAS points, or equivalent. Each application is considered on a case by case basis, taking into account previous experiences. You will need to be assessed as fit to teach, including an occupational health and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
All applicants will be asked to attend an interview.
Please note: If you've taken some time out of studying you may not need to meet our general minimum entrance requirements.
If you're returning to education and are able to demonstrate your commitment to studying a degree we will consider your application and take into consideration experience and any qualifications you may have.
Find out more information about entry requirements.
If you have any questions about entry requirements for this course, please contact our Course Enquiry Team.
International students
Find more information on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) requirements on our website.
Depending which country you're from, there may be specific entry requirements. Check your country to see if this is applicable to you.
112
UCAS Points
Module information
As well as the core modules, you may also have the opportunity to study a number of option modules in your second and third year. Option modules will not be pre-selected for you. We provide examples of option modules. The availability of specific option modules may vary from year to year. The offer of an option will be subject to a minimum number of students choosing the module to ensure the appropriate student experience. The offer of option modules may also be affected by staff availability. It means we cannot guarantee the availability of a particular optional module. However, we will ensure you have a choice of option modules.
Core/optional modules
How you’ll learn
Through each level of study you will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, school placements and self-study. All of these are supported through Blackboard, the university's virtual learning environment. The use of a range of learning and teaching strategies is central to the design and planning of this course. This is because the learning you experience in the University and in schools needs to model explicitly and implicitly key aspects of subject and phase-specific pedagogy. Therefore, there is an emphasis on:
- Individual and collaborative learning
- Critical debate and discussion
- Micro-teaching
- Multi-sensory learning
- Active learning
- Use of inclusive and diverse resources and content
- Use of information and communication technologies
- Technology-enhanced learning and blended learning
- Independent learning and personal reflection
- Critical reviews
- Connections between research, theory and practical application.
All courses are informed by the University’s Vision 2030 Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy.
In line with government regulations, trainee teachers must demonstrate competence against a set of fundamental mathematics and English skills by the end of their training. It is the responsibility of the trainee teacher to demonstrate these.
At Christ Church we will offer tools for trainees to track their current competence and self-study activities to support trainees in updating any identified gaps in their knowledge. In order to begin to assist trainees in identifying any gaps, short English and mathematics activities will be embedded into our induction processes.
When not attending lectures, seminars or other timetabled sessions, you will continue learning through self-study. Typically, this involves reading journal articles and books, undertaking research in the library, working on projects, and preparing for coursework assignments/examinations, workshops and seminars.
Your module tutor will direct you towards specific readings and/or activities to complete before class.
Normally a 20 credit module carries a study time of 200 hours of which approximately 140-160 hours per module consists of study that is completed in your own time.
The tutor team are highly experiences experts in the field of education. Many have studied at Master's and doctoral level, with some being nationally recognised for their work in education. We are proud that we have expertise in every area and subject of Primary Education where tutors draw on extensive school experience to support their work with student teachers.
Because we work with you throughout your course, together with colleagues in our wider school partnerships, we are able to help you gain in-depth knowledge, skills and confidence in your teaching. You will be able to continue to build on this as you progress into your career as an Early Career Teacher - and beyond!
Hazel KingYear 1 Lead Tutor, BA (Hons) Primary Education
How you’ll be assessed
You will be assessed for the award of your academic qualification through your assignments and through your teaching in school. All modules must be successfully passed in order to progress and complete the course.
You will submit assignments for all of the taught modules. The assessment will include a wide range of tasks including written essays and assignments, multi-media submissions, oral presentations, research tasks and portfolios of evidence of your learning. The assignments are designed to help you investigate in detail particular aspects of pedagogy, educational theory or research which will have relevance to your teaching, and to reflect on how theory has informed, or can inform, your practice.
Your professional learning in school or other educational settings will be underpinned, informed and assessed through evidence of your impact on children's learning and progress, and through evidence of your engagement with your own personal and professional development. You will receive formative feedback during your placement experiences about your progress. How you meet the professional standards for teaching in England will be assessed at the end of the final placement in Level 6.
Your future career
The successful completion of this course equips you for employment as an early career teacher (ECT) and to complete ECT induction into the teaching profession. From there, your teaching career can take you on to a very rewarding and exciting professional journey involving learning and teaching, leadership and management, research and advisory roles. There is also potential for you to engage in further study in the form of a Master's degree and a doctorate.
We provide a significant proportion of the teachers in the South East of England, particularly in Kent and Medway. Upon graduating, you will be joining this wider alumni network of teachers. Our graduates also go on to work in a wide range of education settings and schools across the country and the wider world.
Undertaking the Alternative Learning Experience in second year has been my highlight of the course so far. Having the opportunity to go into a hospital school and work with very poorly and vulnerable children and explore the alternative learning that happens in such a setting has already helped me so much when teaching in my mainstream placements.
LauraYear 3 student, BA (Hons) Primary Education
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Fees
The 2025/26 annual tuition fees for this course are:
| UK | Overseas | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | £9,535 | £15,500 |
Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated. The fees represented here are for study with Canterbury Christ Church University. If you are looking to study at a partner institution, please visit their website for fees information.
Please read the 2025/26 Tuition Fee Statement for further information regarding tuition fees and year on year fee increases.
Home (UK) Fees
The Government has announced that it will increase the tuition fee cap by 3.1%, in line with inflation, for the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to parliamentary approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 our undergraduate home tuition fees are expected to be £9,535.
Overseas/International Fees
Undergraduate / PGCE tuition fees for international students are not set by the UK Government.
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- See information about the financial support available for undergraduate studies
- If you would like information about paying your fees, please contact accounts.receivable@canterbury.ac.uk
- For specific fee queries, please contact fees@canterbury.ac.uk
Industry links
We work with a wide range of schools across our Partnership. School-Based Mentors work closely with University Tutors to develop our courses and support our student teachers.
Professional Accreditation
Successful completion of this course means you will be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
The BA (Hons) in Primary Education course enables you to exceed the minimum requirements of teacher training as detailed through the Department for Education (DfE) Teachers’ Standards and the Initial Teacher Training Core Content Framework.
Travel Costs
Travel costs to placements are self-funded. Unfortunately, we are unable to confirm this cost as it is dependent on the length of time of the placements, your personal travel arrangements and the location of the school. You should be prepared to fund and travel up to 1hr 30 minutes both to and from your professional placement setting.
You are strongly advised not to purchase season tickets for bus/rail until your placement settings are confirmed through the course.
Regulated by the Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) regulates Canterbury Christ Church University. The OfS is the independent regulator of higher education in England. It aims to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers. Further details about its work are available on the OfS website.
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