BA (Hons) Primary Education: Early Years 3-7 Bachelor's degree at Leeds Trinity University

You'll be introduced to the nature of higher education studies and the systems in place to support their development. You'll engage with examining education from personal, social, spiritual and political perspectives, exploring tensions and opportunities. Develop a variety of skills that are required to learn effectively in a HE environment including reading, research, and understanding the requirements and purpose of academic writing and presentation. You'll be encouraged to engage with sources

You'll reflect on the professional attributes of a teacher and your own academic and assessment experiences, allowing you to make links between theory and practice. You'll be guided in managing your time effectively, using independent study time and taking responsibility of your professional and academic progress. Familiarise yourself with the legal frameworks within which the wider pastoral responsibilities of educational settings are carried out. Develop an understanding of current Safeguardin

Develop an understanding of child development, knowledge of how pupils learn and the role of memory in learning. You'll also be introduced to cognitive science and learning theory. Using the work of current theorists and researchers, explore how active and working memory support pupils learning more and how the principles of instruction underpin knowledge application. Reflective practice is used to develop an understanding of teachers' professional attributes and conduct. You'll examine the role

You'll be introduced to the principles behind the reflective tool used to identify the "Learn that" and "Learn how to" statements (ITTECF) and how theory and practice are synthesised between centre and school. You'll reflect on the SKAP and PES knowledge from your Level 4 centre-based learning and are prepared to co plan and co teach individual lessons across the curriculum.

You'll be introduced to the relevant foundation subject and curriculum knowledge in the wider curriculum and Religious Education (including statutory and non-statutory subjects/areas of learning), across EYFS and KS1 or KS1 and KS2, subject to age phase specialism. You'll identify current national priorities in these key subject areas, as identified by the DfE, Ofsted and other professional bodies and be introduced to signature pedagogical theory and practice for each subject and area of learnin

You'll be required to spend a significant proportion of the course undertaking practical training in a school environment. With support from our team you'll develop the knowledge and expertise necessary to build confidence and fluency in teaching across the age phase you've chosen to specialise in. You'll have opportunities to practise, refine and reflect on what you have learned to develop your teacher persona and see yourself as part of a wider education community. Throughout this module you'l

You'll be introduced to the relevant foundational subject and curriculum knowledge in English (including Early Reading and SSP), mathematics, science, computing and P.E across EYFS and KS1. Current national priorities in these key subject areas, as identified by the DfE and Ofsted will be highlighted and you'll be introduced to signature pedagogical theory and practice for each subject area.

Further develop your knowledge and understanding of developing, adapting and delivering sequences of learning in English, Mathematics, Science, computing and PE across EYFS and KS1. Subject knowledge and understanding will underpin your capacity to break learning down into smaller steps to plan and deliver learning sequences, embedding assessments for formative and summative purposes as per relevant national frameworks and structures. Review and deconstruct published schemes of work including un

You'll have school-based preparation training sessions underpinned by the Core Competencies which will be assessed in School Experience. Develop your understanding of the principles behind the reflective tool used to consolidate your knowledge of the statutory ITT curriculum and continue to make links between how theory and practice are synthesised across centre and school. Demonstrate your understanding of building on prior knowledge, and breaking learning down into smaller steps through prepar

Further develop your knowledge and understanding of developing, adapting and delivering sequences of learning in wider curriculum subjects across EYFS and KS1, or KS1 and KS2, depending on age phase specialism. Subject knowledge and curriculum will underpin your capacity to build on prior learning and break learning down into smaller steps in order to effectively plan and deliver learning sequences, embedding assessments for formative and summative purposes as per relevant national frameworks an

You'll look at how teachers identifying individual needs builds students' knowledge of approaches or interventions to support specific needs. Learn how to prepare lessons with awareness of common barriers or misconceptions about a topic and with reference to pupils' prior knowledge. You'll gain an awareness of barriers to learning experienced by children with identified specific additional needs: e.g. physical needs, medical needs, social/emotional/behavioural needs, linguistic needs and specifi

Build knowledge of key documents and requirements, including The Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). You'll use this knowledge to consider how school policy and decisions affect people who share protected characteristics, drawing connections between national policies and local practices. You'll be encouraged to identify cultural capital and understand how skills and knowledge within a schools' curriculum build cultural and academic capital. Explore how you can better su

Develop the knowledge and skills related to academic enquiry and to reflect on how these can impact their own learning and development. You'll be introduced to the principles of research-informed practice and the influence it can have on professional development for teachers and improved outcomes for children. These principles will be linked to the role of practitioners as enquirers and the process of practitioner enquiry. There will be opportunity to discuss principles of ethical practices and

You'll be required to spend a significant proportion of the course undertaking practical training in a school environment. With support from our team you'll develop the knowledge and expertise necessary to build confidence and fluency in teaching across the age phase you've chosen to specialise in. You'll have opportunities to practise, refine and reflect on what you have learned to develop your teacher persona and see yourself as part of a wider education community. Throughout this module you'l

You'll be supported in becoming assessment literate within the core curriculum subjects. It develops the skills and understanding of formative and summative assessment of pupils within each subject. Explore the principles of questioning, high-quality feedback and how this links to pupil learning, pupil progress and planning. You'll explore how monitoring is used at key points to evaluate pupil learning.