Initial Teacher Education

Bath Spa University has a long tradition of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) dating back over 60 years. Created as Bath Teacher Training College in 1947, the University is now the largest provider of Initial Teacher Education in the area.

Undergraduate Subjects

Postgraduate or Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

PGCE Events

The University regularly hold PGCE events including open evenings, drop-in sessions and taster courses, for those wanting to find out more about becoming a teacher and the full range of PGCE courses on offer. Our events give you an opportunity to discover what's involved, the qualifications you need, the prospects you have and the financial support you will get. A full calendar if events can be found on our events and open days page.

Primary and Early Years

These are one-year full-time or 20 months part-time courses that will qualify you to teach either the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The programmes have been planned and developed in partnership with schools and other early years settings to meet the requirements of teachers entering this demanding, but rewarding, profession. The programmes available are:

Key Stage 2/3

These are one year full-time programmes that will qualify you to teach in Key Stage 2 (7-11 years) and Key Stage 3 (11-14 years). Your knowledge will become secure in the curriculum and teaching methods appropriate for each key stage and you will have assessed school phases in each. These programmes are ideal if you wish to have the option of teaching in a secondary school or as a fully qualified primary teacher with a subject specialism.  The programmes available are:

Secondary

These are one year full-time programmes that will qualify you to teach your specialist subject in Key Stage 3 (11 -14 years) and Key Stage 4 (14 -16 years), with opportunities to undertake post-16 enhancement work, enabling you to teach up to A-level. Applicants for these programmes will need a degree in the same subject or a closely related one. The programmes available are:

Subject Knowledge Enhancement Courses

Pre-Initial Teacher Education subject knowledge enhancement courses are designed for graduates who are interested in teaching a secondary priority subject but who may not necessarily have a degree in that subject. They vary in length depending on the subject and run prior to the Initial Teacher Education programme. The subjects available are: