Primary Education

Train to teach with confidence through school-based placements and professional classroom experience
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Study Primary Education at Leeds Trinity

At Leeds Trinity, you'll train to teach children aged 3-7 or 5-11 years, combining academic knowledge with practical experience.

Your courses are developed with school partners, expert academics, and the latest research.

You'll spend over half the course in school-based training, supported by mentors and university staff, and receive specialist instruction on classroom management and subject pedagogy.

On graduation, you'll be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and fully prepared to start your teaching career, qualified to teach from age 3 to 11 in the primary sector.

Our courses

Course title Award Year of entry Link to view course
Primary Education (Early Years 3-7) with QTS BA (Hons) Year of entry: 2025, 2026 View course
Primary Education (Early Years 3-7) with QTS with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Year of entry: 2025, 2026 View course
Primary Education (Later Years 5-11) with QTS BA (Hons) Year of entry: 2025, 2026 View course
Primary Education (Later Years 5-11) with QTS with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Year of entry: 2025, 2026 View course

I love how small the class sizes are and how homely the University feels. Through the lectures, workshops and activities, I have developed close relationships with everyone on my course.

Abbie Blackburn
Primary Education (Early Years 3-7) Student

Our achievements

98% of our School of Education graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduating

Graduate Outcomes, Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), published 2024

Top 15 in the UK for ‘assessment and feedback’ among universities in the UK included for teacher training 

National Student Survey (NSS) 2024

Leeds Trinity University is top in Yorkshire and top 10 in the UK for 'satisfaction with teaching'

The Guardian University Guide 2025