Our carefully designed programme is designed to:

-  build student teachers’ competence in the knowledge and skills necessary to enter the teaching profession,

-  help student teachers develop effective working relationships with pupils, students, parents and colleagues,

-  support student teachers in becoming reflective and resilient teachers who help raise aspiration and achievement of young people,

-  set the foundations for a long and successful career in teaching.

To enable this, the programme is organised across 4 phases, carefully sequencing and building your trainee-teacher knowledge and practice development from novice to a competent and proficient practitioner. 

During each of these phases you will build on your learning and apply knowledge gained in university-based sessions within real classroom settings to refine practice through observation, experience and reflective dialogue.  

At each curriculum phase, the design of the programme, in keeping with our vision, is explicitly linked to five strands.

You will work alongside academic specialists and expert school practitioners to support the development of your understanding and knowledge of primary pedagogies and the curriculum.

The Primary National Curriculum subjects, key pedagogical themes, ITaPs and TLDs will be taught throughout all modules.

Each module will be assessed. Click here to find out more: Assessment & QTS  

Core and Foundation subjects - The Primary National Curriculum in England

Aims: The national curriculum provides pupils with an introduction to the essential knowledge that they need to be educated citizens. It introduces pupils to the best that has been thought and said; and helps engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement. The national curriculum is just one element in the education of every child. There is time and space in the school day and in each week, term and year to range beyond the national curriculum specifications. The national curriculum provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum.

1.      Click the link below and take time to explore and familiarise yourself with the core subjects (English, Mathematics and Science) of the Primary National Curriculum in       England.

2.      Click the link below and take time to explore and familiarise yourself with the foundation subjects of the Primary National Curriculum in England.

Click here: Primary National Curriculum in England.

Click the links below and explore our Programme Curriculum Maps and your learning content.  Please note these are working documents so are subject to change due to response to internal or external need and/or requirements.

Core Subject Curriculum Maps

Foundation Subject Curriculum Maps