Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Kingston University has been training teachers for more than 100 years. We’ve partnered with over 200 schools to make sure your learning experience is rounded and diverse, and we’re ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework.

On this course, you’ll spend 120 days teaching pupils in a primary school setting. You’ll work alongside experienced teachers, develop your professional skills and take increasing responsibility for children’s learning.

Your main placements will be in two different schools to give you experience of different settings and pupils. Most of our partner schools are within 25km of Kingston University, but we also have relationships with schools across Surrey, Hampshire and other London boroughs.

When you’re not putting your skills into practice at a school, you’ll be taught by experienced professionals at our Kingston Hill campus. Facilities here include an outdoor learning environment – great for simulating teaching with natural materials. 

Inside, you can use our subject based classrooms to practice your lessons. You can also access a wide range of teaching resources – from children’s books and music to artefacts and kits – from our library at the Nightingale Centre.