This primary teacher education course is designed for graduates who are committed to becoming primary school teachers. It trains you to teach children in the five-to-11 age range. As a trainee you will learn how to teach the entire primary curriculum as well as choosing a particular route. The English as an Additional Language route is for graduates who are particularly interested in how pupils whose first language is not English are included and supported in schools. You will learn how to be a primary class teacher. By the end of the year, you will understand how to teach the entire primary curriculum to a class of 30 pupils, and be confident and competent in doing so. You will leave the course with outstanding subject knowledge across the curriculum. You will have an understanding of how to plan and deliver engaging and motivating lessons and how to support your pupils’ progress. You will learn how to identify the strength and needs of your pupils and make sure that everyone in your class is included and challenged. You are going to understand how to assess pupils’ learning, how to spot the gaps in their learning and how to plan to fill those gaps. Everyone on the Primary PGCE learns how to teach the whole curriculum. You will also have extra sessions focused on English as an additional language and the associated theories of language acquisition. And you will learn about how to support colleagues to develop effective English as an additional language strategy to employ across the curriculum. You will have a head start when it comes to securing a teaching post. And when you are in a post and decide that you wish to take your academic qualifications further, we can help you to continue your academic and professional development. Your PGCE will earn you 60 master’s level credits, which can count towards further qualifications on master’s courses at UEL.