CHANGE LIVES. TEACH.
Train to teach with Bath Spa University
WHY BECOME A TEACHER
INSPIRE OTHERS
Play an important role in young people’s lives - inspire passion and create enthusiasm
REWARDING CAREER
Excellent employment prospects, job security and progression opportunities
COMPETITIVE SALARY
Good starting salaries, rising on average 30% in first 4 years
THRIVING COMMUNITY
Join a dynamic, supportive professional community
GROW YOUR SKILLS
Expand your knowledge at Master’s level
FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC
Tax-free bursaries of up to £27,000 Scholarship £29,000
WHY CHOOSE BSU?
Well-established, experienced, outstanding and well-respected
Over 75 years of teacher training and excellent education research
One of the biggest providers of teacher education in the region BSTs are often employed within our partnership and sought after by schools
You will be joining fellow students, teachers, governors, researchers and educationalists - all committed to building creative, connected communities focused on bringing theory and research to quality education practice.
PERSONAL QUALITIES: is this you?
• Ability to communicate, interact and relate to people
• A committed professional approach
• An exceptional work ethic
• Possessing strong emotional resilience
• Organised, flexible and unflappable
• Creative problem solver
• Reflective practitioner
• A sense of humour!
OUR BELIEFS
We believe that:
‘All children deserve the very best teachers’
Education plays a key role in promoting social justice and reducing inequalities
Well qualified and highly skilled teachers make a difference to the lives and futures of the children and young people they teach
OUR PRINCIPLES - THE 4 Cs
Our principles are:
• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Care
They:
• Are fundamental to our social justice agenda
• Define our academic and professional ITE programmes
ROUTES INTO TEACHING
• Undergraduate – BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS (3 years)
• Postgraduate – Bath Spa PGCE with QTS (1 year)
Training through the partnership – schools, settings and university working together. Significant time in school for all programmes.
UNDERGRADUATE PATHWAY – PRIMARY
5-11 route with QTS
• 3-year programme resulting in BA Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (First cohort starts Sept 2025)
• Primary 5-11 age range (placements in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2)
• Placements every year to enable you to make strong links between theory and practice.
• Develop a core and foundation subject specialism to deepen your subject and pedagogical knowledge
PGCE PATHWAYS – PRIMARY QTS
Primary (5-11 age range)
Primary (7-11 age range)
Primary (3-7 age range)
Full-time: Sep 2025
Full-time: Sep 2025
Full-time: Sep 2025
Children from 5 to 11
Children aged 7 to 11
Children aged 3 to 7
Subject specialisms available: English; Maths; Science; Modern Languages; Arts; PE; Music; SEND; EAL
Enhanced Professional Practice (early years)
PGCE PATHWAYS – SECONDARY QTS
PGCE Secondary subjects include:
• Art and Design
• Business Studies
• Computing
• Design and Technology
• Drama
• Geography
• Modern Languages
• History
• Maths
• Music
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• English
• RE
• PE
ASSESSMENT ONLY ROUTE TO QTS
This is a 12-week assessment programme to achieve QTS only.
To be eligible, you need (all of the following):
• to be able to show you meet the teachers’ standards without any more training*
• to have worked in 2 or more schools
• a degree
• GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above in English and maths (and science if you want to teach primary) Specific entry criteria may apply.
*It is unlikely that teaching assistants will have the range of experience required for assessment only. However, there may be exceptional cases where teaching assistants have worked for a significant amount of time (at least 2 years) independently teaching classes and may be eligible.
OUR BSU ITE PARTNERSHIP
A partnership of over 670 partners, including schools, colleges and early years settings across the region.
THE ITE PARTNERSHIP CURRICULUM
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
BA Primary with QTS
PGCE Primary with QTS
PGCE Secondary with QTS
104-120 UCAS points
(e.g. A level:BBB- BCC; BTEC: DDM – DMM; IBacc – 32 points minimum)
GCSE at grade C/4 or above in English, maths & science
DBS
Fitness to train to teach School Experience
desirable
Undergrad degree in ANY subject
GCSE at grade C/4 or above in English, maths & science
Undergrad degree in the subject (at least 50%)
DBS
GCSE at grade C/4 or above in English and maths
DBS
Fitness to train to teach School Experience desirable School Experience desirable
Fitness to train to teach
HOW TO APPLY
Undergraduate BA with QTS route
• Apply via UCAS: Undergraduate | UCAS
All Bath Spa PGCE with QTS routes
• Search on Get into Teaching website: www.gov.uk/find-postgraduate-teacher-training-courses
• Apply through the Department for Education’s new Apply system www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training
• You don’t need to do it all at once, you can save and return to complete application
• Apply for up to four choices
FUNDING AVAILABLE
Full details can be found in handout.
For more information, please visit:
www.gov.uk/student-finance
USEFUL LINKS
• DfE Get into Teaching: www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching
• Information on funding: www.gov.uk/student-finance
• Bath Spa University course info: www.bathspa.ac.uk/schools/education/teacher-education
• Bath Spa University admissions: teaching@bathspa.ac.uk
STAFF CONTACTS - Programme Directors
Primary:
Niamh McGrogan n.mcgrogan@bathspa.ac.uk
Secondary: Sarah Wilton-Rhead s.wilton-rhead@bathspa.ac.uk
Undergraduate: Jennifer Hatley j.hatley@bathspa.ac.uk
Assessment only: Fiona Hunt f.hunt@bathspa.ac.uk
SECONDARY SUBJECT LEADS
Art and Design Esther Tyler Ward e.tyler-ward@bathspa.ac.uk
Business / Computing Ashley Ogborn a.ogborn@bathspa.ac.uk
Design Technology Rhys Thomas r.thomas3@bathspa.ac.uk
Drama Andrew Psirides a.psirides@bathspa.ac.uk
English Helena Thomas h.thomas2@bathspa.ac.uk
History Kay Davies k.davies@bathspa.ac.uk
Mathematics Nick Peatfield n.peatfield@bathspa.ac.uk
Modern Languages Charlie Berney c.berney@bathspa.ac.uk
Music Phil Griffith p.griffith@bathspa
PE Lou Riddoch l.riddoch@bathspa.ac.uk
RE Gemma Billingham g.billingham@bathspa.ac.uk
Sciences Cara McLaughlan c.mclaughlan@bathspa.ac.uk
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