I applied for undergraduate primary education courses for 2014 and got offers from the places that I applied after I went to the interviews. I did this because I wanted to be a primary school teacher. However, I changed my mind on results day and cancelled my place, and I am now going to be studying English Literature at Warwick. Basically, I think you need to be 100% sure that you will always want to be a primary school teacher for all those years, as you will only be qualified for that profession. I personally believe that the best route is to do a degree which is more versatile for graduate job schemes in case you change your mind, and then do a one year PGCE afterwards which will qualify you as a teacher. This would leave your options open.
I didn't believe that was the most useful route until I realised how difficult it is to get a job as it is, without restricting yourself to one career. I think you should just be certain, but if you're sure that that's all you want to do, then go for it
Here's some things about the uni's I looked at:
Worcester - established as a good for teacher training, lots of support, the lecturers are so lovely and welcoming, they offer extra things to enhance your CV such as sign language, volunteering and first aid. The area was nice, and it has a train station within walking distance, probably about a 10 minute walk maximum.
Birmingham City - was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. The rooms are like classrooms which is pretty useful. They have many resources that you can borrow for placements, such as puppets, whiteboards, and books. This means that you can be prepared! However, the uni isn't in a nice area but the train station is literally right next to the uni.
Newman - I probably wouldn't have considered this one if I wasn't close to Birmingham. It's small with a college like atmosphere (meaning that you can easily get hold of the tutors if you have any worries), but the lack of social/night life and transport put me off as it's in a secluded area
I don't know how much help this will be, but I hope I've been of some use as I wish I had more support when I wanted to do the undergraduate primary course! Good luck with whatever route/uni you choose!
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