Primary Teacher Training Course

Course overview

  • Primary
  • Age Range: 5 to 11
  • Course Length: 1 year full-time
  • Course Code:
Our 1 year Primary course covers all of the subjects below. Click on the tiles to learn more about each of the subject curriculum designers.
FOR: Graduates, Career changers, Returners to work
QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and PGCE (60 Masters credits)
PGCE Accredited by: Nottingham University 
START DATE: Sept 2024

​Core Subjects

Foundation

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Primary | Core | English

Olivia Bartlett
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others, and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. To draw on a quote, in this case from James Earl Jones: ‘When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.​
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Primary | Core | Maths

Louise Freir
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
In the mathematics classroom, learning can be exciting! Learning through exploring, discussing, using manipulatives and creating representations, helps children grapple with concepts which give meaning to their world. This course will enable you to create an equitable classroom where all children can participate and be influential and where all children are encouraged and supported to develop a deep connected and sustained understanding of the mathematics being explored.
Reference to the ‘Jurassic Maths Hub Mastery Statement’.
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Primary | Core | Science

Katharine Pemberton
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
Science explains the world around us. It is everywhere and an education in science helps us to understand many phenomena in our day-to-day lives. The scientific method – the act of seeking rationale explanations and evidence to support them – is applicable not only in science lessons or science jobs but in our daily lives as citizens. It gives us the skills needed to weigh up evidence, to decide whether we agree with or trust any given statement and to make our own decisions. You will develop your ability to communicate key scientific concepts and skills, learning how to engage and inspire children to make their own discoveries, interpret their own data and understand our world.
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Primary | Core | Phonics and Early Reading

Jenny Violette 
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
Reading is the gateway to everything. Providing children with the tools to be able to read supports them to access the wider curriculum and beyond. Phonics is the vehicle to learning to read and spell. As soon as children develop their word reading skills, they can build on these foundations to develop the more strategic skills of language comprehension. The earlier we get children to read with automaticity, the more opportunities they will have to experience a wider vocabulary, genres of texts and strengthen their knowledge of the world around them. Ultimately, I want pupils to develop a love of reading. 

Teaching is such a privilege. We get to nurture and shape the future of the children in our care. It thrills me to be able to share this passion with the next generation of teachers. 
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Primary | Foundation | Art

Nicola Cardew
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER

An Art curriculum provides children with the opportunity to express creativity and imagination. It provides children with a wealth of opportunities to get them thinking or questioning images they see, it can be a visual link to history and culture and an opportunity to communicate thoughts, feelings, emotions and experiences without words. The Primary Art element of the programme provides you with the pedagogy and knowledge to become confident and competent in providing these opportunities for all children. It will guide you through how to ensure the children you teach gain the knowledge and skills to become artists themselves and show an appreciation of the art around them. 
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Primary | Foundation | Computing

Clare Nevinson
CURRICULUM DESIGNER

Digital technology is driving extraordinary global changes that some are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Navigating these changes effectively and safely requires a significant understanding of digital literacy, information technology and computer science. This knowledge is also crucial if business, industry and individuals are to exploit the opportunities offered by this revolution. The national curriculum makes it clear that computing is mandatory at key stages 1 to 4 and that ‘a high-quality computing education equips pupils to use computational thinking and creativity to understand and change the world.

​Learners’ success in future engagement with computing will depend on how well introductory curricula prepare them in both the cognitive and affective dimensions of computational learning. ​
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Primary | Foundation | Design Technology

Callum Ellis
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
Design Technology enables the future ground breaking inventor, designer, architect or engineer to thrive in each and every classroom. It allows children and young people to actively contribute through their creativity and imagination to design and produce items that aim to solve problems in their school, community or the wider world. As a subject, DT provides the rare opportunity within a primary curriculum for risks to be taken, leading to more resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable pupils that are able to think critically.  
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Primary | Foundation | Geography

Alasdair Williams​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
Geography provides children with the opportunity to study our world with a microscopic lens. In our current climate, it is crucial that our children are able to understand the human and physical processes of our planet, as well as empathising with the positives and negatives we are facing. Geography is a wonderful subject that develops curiosity and inquisitiveness; this is something that all children should experience during their time in education. Geography is about understanding the complexity of our world, appreciating the diversity of cultures that exist across continents. This will support with the social and moral development of our pupils, enabling them to become conscientious citizens who are aware of the world around them. 
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Primary | Foundation | History

Paige Pink
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
History is a window into the past. History allows us to gain an understand of what came before us and how we got to be where we are now. Without knowing about the past, it is impossible to learn for the future. You will develop your historical knowledge, understand how to effectively teach History and learn how to embed a love of History for young people. Alongside this you will learn how to make local links with History which are meaningful and relevant for the young people you are teaching. Having the opportunity to share my passion for a wonderful career and to support the teachers of the future on their journey into education is a privilege. ​
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Primary | Foundation | Music

Louise Darvid
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
“Music education can help spark a child’s imagination or ignite a lifetime of passion...Music education should not be a privilege for a lucky few, it should be part of every child’s world of possibility.” (H. Clinton) 

This course will focus on developing your own musical skills and confidence to empower you to be able to pass the gift of music on to the children whose lives you will impact as a teacher. 
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Primary | Foundation | PSHE

Olivia Bartlett
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
Given the right tools, schools can help build happy, healthy children and young people who are in charge of their emotional states which increases their capacity to learn. Children make healthy choices in their friendships, the exercise they engage in and the food that they eat. Through PSHE, children become more mature, independent and self-confident.  They develop their sense of social justice and moral responsibility and begin to understand that their own choices and behaviour can affect local, national or global issues and political and social institutions.  
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Primary | Foundation | MFL

Susie Fernandez Gomez​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
The vision I have for MFL is to promote social justice and social mobility by designing an ambitious curriculum which is accessible and engaging for all, including PP and SEND students. The aim of this curriculum is to empower teachers to teach language that is useful for real life communication and create more fluent linguists. This is why the cognitive load theory is at the centre of its design. There will be a strong focus on communicative functions and related constructions as well as interleaving, which will provide learners with opportunities to recycle language and link new information to prior knowledge with the ultimate goal to move language from the working memory to the long-term memory. ​
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Primary | Foundation | PE

Chelsea Castell
CURRICULUM DESIGNER
Physical Education provides children with the knowledge and confidence on how to look after their own mind and bodies. In our current climate, it is crucial that children understand the benefits of physical activity and they are aware of the impact it has on their bodies if they do not stay fit and healthy. Physical Education is an exciting subject as it allows you to push yourself out of your comfort zone, try new skills and allows you to focus and improve upon yourself. ​
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Primary | Foundation | RE

Rebekah Guy
​CURRICULUM DESIGNER
RE is like an iceberg. As you unpack ideas, you come to understand deeper meaning’. Religious education is important because like every other subject, it provides a particular set of materials through which pupils come to understand important things about the world, and themselves. It is the study of religion and beliefs and it stands in the curriculum as a set of ideas and practices which have shaped and continue to shape our world.