BA Primary Education
About this course
BA in Education, focused on primary teaching in Scotland. Core topics include Research Methods, Human Behaviour, and Ethics & Professional Practice. A 35-hour first-year placement provides experience working with children aged 0-14 in community settings, progressing to an 11-week final-year school placement. The programme includes a self-directed dissertation and a specialisation module, with a Gaelic medium pathway available.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB (GCSE English language 6/B and English literature 6/B, GCSE maths 6/B) IB: 32 - 30 (Maths SL5)
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What students say
Based on about 65 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 94%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 185 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 88%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 11%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
What graduates do next
Based on about 86 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 75%
- Working and studying: 7%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 69%
- Administrative occupations: 4%
- Elementary occupations: 4%
- Sales occupations: 3%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 2%
- Find their work meaningful: 84%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 77%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 68%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 235 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 1%
- London: 1%
- Scotland: 96%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 215 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 51%
- Access course: 2%
- A degree: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 35%
- Other qualifications: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 10%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
Modules
- Placement Learning: Children’s Wellbeing & Development in the Community
- Education and Society
- Curriculum through Creativity 1
- Pedagogy and Professional Practice: Playful approaches in the Early Years
- Year 2 Pedagogy and Professional Practice: Children as learners and thinkers
- Children’s Language, Literature and Literacy
- Numeracy and Mathematics in the Primary School
- Education, Thinking and Learning
- Interdisciplinary Learning, options
- Year 3 Pedagogy and Professional Practice: Being a primary teacher
- Language Learning and Teaching in the Primary School
- Science and Technology in the Primary School
- Curriculum through Creativity 2
- Education, Wellbeing and Freedom
- Education, Evidence and Ethics
- Year 4 Pedagogy and Professional Practice: Professionalism in action
- Developing Understandings of Inclusive Literacy and Numeracy
- Professional Specialisation
- Protecting and Safeguarding Children: Role of the Primary Teacher
- Dissertation
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde earn?
The median salary is £32,000 after 15 months, £31,000 after 3 years, £35,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £34,500 and £38,000. The £35,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Teacher training.
What do graduates of BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde do next?
82% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 193 UCAS points.
Is BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
Does BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Primary Education at University of Strathclyde?
88% of students continued into their second year, and 11% left higher education.