The Student Room Group

Primary Education 2013 ?!

Hey :smile:
just wondering if anyone is planning to study primary education next year and where abouts you are thinking about applying to?
I have looked at Bishop Grossestest Lincoln, Gloucester, Oxford Brooks but are there any more good one i should be looking at?
Lotti :smile:

Scroll to see replies

Hello! I'm also thinking of applying for Primary Education :smile:
I'm thinking either Oxford Brookes, Gloucester or UWE!
Reply 2
Oh I'm so glad I've found someone else! Lol
What's UWE?
Where abouts are you at the moment?:smile:
Original post by lottih
Oh I'm so glad I've found someone else! Lol
What's UWE?
Where abouts are you at the moment?:smile:


UWE = University of the West of England :smile: It's on the outskirts of Bristol
I live in Swindon atm
Reply 4
Oh I haven't looked at that one :smile:
Have you tried looking at Bishop Grosseteste University College in Lincoln? They specialise in eductation and I'm going to an open day on sunday :wink:
Reply 5
:smile: Hi, I've looked into UWE as well! Also others such as Edge Hill which looks really good..
Hey! I'm going to apply for Primary Education this year! Been looking at Uni's mainly around London-ish, such as Middlesex, Greenwich or Kingston, in that order of my preferences! I don't really want to go far from home to be honest. Also heard good thing about Middlesex and Kingston in particular, so.... :smile:
Reply 7
Original post by BlindFaith
:smile: Hi, I've looked into UWE as well! Also others such as Edge Hill which looks really good..


Oh cool :smile: thanks ill check edge hill out!
Reply 8
Original post by Thatstudentdude
Hey! I'm going to apply for Primary Education this year! Been looking at Uni's mainly around London-ish, such as Middlesex, Greenwich or Kingston, in that order of my preferences! I don't really want to go far from home to be honest. Also heard good thing about Middlesex and Kingston in particular, so.... :smile:


I looked into greenwich aswell and tharts going to be one of my choices but I didn't really like Kingston :/
I live in kent at the moment and I'm looking for places under 3 half hours away but gonna apply to ones nearer just incase :smile:
I think my order of perference at the moment is BG, Gloucester, Oxford Brookes, then probably Nottingham Trent and Greenwich
Reply 9
Hey guys,

What kind of grades are these uni's asking for primary education
Original post by kieran1502
Hey guys,

What kind of grades are these uni's asking for primary education


For Undergraduate Primary Education courses:

Newman College, Birmingham - 300 points (BBB/CCCD)
Sheffield Hallam University - 300 points (BBB/CCCD)
City University, Birmingham - BBB
Derby University - BBB
Trent University - BBC
OxBrooks University - BBC
Greenwich University - BBC
Middlesex University - BCC
Kingston University - CCC
BG College, Lincoln - 220 points (CCD/DDDE)

Most of these universities/colleges require the standard GCSE requirement of 5 C's to include Maths, English and Science.
Original post by lottih
I looked into greenwich aswell and tharts going to be one of my choices but I didn't really like Kingston :/
I live in kent at the moment and I'm looking for places under 3 half hours away but gonna apply to ones nearer just incase :smile:
I think my order of perference at the moment is BG, Gloucester, Oxford Brookes, then probably Nottingham Trent and Greenwich


Yeah that's what I was looking for, places close-ish to home so I could travel back when I want! I'd like to go Greenwich, but they're asking for 300 ucas points, which I personally do not think I'll be getting!

OH, if we're starting September 2013, we have to do our QTS Skills Tests before we start don't we? It's one of the government changes to applying...so we'll have to sit our Maths and English tests between this September and the following!
(edited 11 years ago)
Original post by lottih
Oh cool :smile: thanks ill check edge hill out!


Hi. I start at edge hill this sept studying early years with qts. Edge hill have an open day on sun next week, check out their website. If you want any info on the interview for edge hill just let me know i think the primary interview was similar to early years one.
Reply 13
Original post by Thatstudentdude
Yeah that's what I was looking for, places close-ish to home so I could travel back when I want! I'd like to go Greenwich, but they're asking for 300 ucas points, which I personally do not think I'll be getting!

OH, if we're starting September 2013, we have to do our QTS Skills Tests before we start don't we? It's one of the government changes to applying...so we'll have to sit our Maths and English tests between this September and the following!


:eek: oo i havent heard about that test thing :s-smilie:
Original post by lottih
:eek: oo i havent heard about that test thing :s-smilie:


Yeah normally you'd do your QTS tests at the end of your course...but they're changing it now so we have to do them before we even start the course! So effectively, anytime from September onwards! :frown:
Reply 15
Original post by Thatstudentdude
Yeah normally you'd do your QTS tests at the end of your course...but they're changing it now so we have to do them before we even start the course! So effectively, anytime from September onwards! :frown:


Damn! Well that's a bugger :frown:
Original post by lottih
Damn! Well that's a bugger :frown:


I know! Mean's I'm going to have to brush up on my maths sooner than I thought! :frown: Not happy!
Reply 17
Original post by Thatstudentdude
I know! Mean's I'm going to have to brush up on my maths sooner than I thought! :frown: Not happy!


Blimey better get to work now I've I'm ever gonna be ready! Lol maths is not my best subject :s-smilie: least ot will be basic adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing :smile:
Original post by lottih
Blimey better get to work now I've I'm ever gonna be ready! Lol maths is not my best subject :s-smilie: least ot will be basic adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing :smile:


Same, Maths is definitely not my strongest! It's quite hard for me personally, I had a quick look at some of the practice tests. There's GCSE stuff like percentages, fractions, charts etc... Booo! :frown:
Reply 19
Original post by Thatstudentdude
Yeah that's what I was looking for, places close-ish to home so I could travel back when I want! I'd like to go Greenwich, but they're asking for 300 ucas points, which I personally do not think I'll be getting!

OH, if we're starting September 2013, we have to do our QTS Skills Tests before we start don't we? It's one of the government changes to applying...so we'll have to sit our Maths and English tests between this September and the following!


It depends what uni you go to, but tests happen all the way through. In some English uni's you get a QTS test at the end and if you fail it then you don't get QTS basically.

I'm at Newport and we have 'Key Skills' assignments each year - maths, english, ICT. During the years we also have to do maths and english audits, which aren't too bad.

I'd say look at Newport, even if you're not interested in it, just to look at the structure of how it is run.

Quick Reply

Latest