Undergraduate Primary Education with QTS

This undergraduate Primary Education degree leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), preparing you to become a qualified and confident primary school teacher.

As the only undergraduate teacher training provider in Kent, we offer a supportive community, expert tutors, and strong partnerships with local schools. You'll combine hands-on classroom experience with theory, gaining the knowledge and ability to become a highly skilled teaching professional.

What you’ll learn

Apply evidence-based teaching methods in the classroom to create engaging, inclusive, and effective lessons.
Reflect critically on your teaching to continually improve children's learning outcomes.
Inspire curiosity and a love of learning through creativity and innovative approaches.
Build inclusive learning communities that value diversity, culture, and mutual respect.
Collaborate professionally with children, families, and educators to support every child’s education and wellbeing.

You'll learn how to manage behaviour and implement the curriculum as you develop the confidence to plan, teach and assess the whole class, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

PGCE Primary Education with QTS

This course is for those who already hold an undergraduate and would like to become a primary school teacher. This PGCE Primary Education course will lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and enable you to teach across Early Years, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 3–11).

On successful completion with QTS, you'll be able to register with the Teacher Regulations Agency (TRA), which is an essential requirement for teaching in England. You will also have the opportunity to achieve Master’s credits, giving you a springboard into further postgraduate study or future leadership roles.

What you’ll learn

Become a reflective and evidence-based teacher, underpinned by research-informed pedagogy.
Enhance your expertise in teaching phonics, literacy, numeracy, and inclusive practice.
Become a confident communicator who can work collaboratively and professionally with both your students and fellow staff members.
Promote creativity and innovation in the classroom as you inspire your pupils with a lifelong enjoyment of learning.
Complete two differentiated placements to gain a variety of teaching experience before graduation.

With strong partnerships across local schools and early years settings, you’ll benefit from high-quality placements where you’ll learn alongside experienced and inspiring teachers. You may choose to focus on the 3–7 or 5–11 age range, and there may also be opportunities to apply for a placement in a special educational needs (SEN) setting.

Throughout the course, you’ll receive guidance and one-to-one mentoring from both university tutors and school-based staff, ensuring you build the confidence, subject knowledge, and reflective practice needed to succeed in the role.

PGCE Secondary Education with QTS

This postgraduate PGCE Secondary course will prepare you for a rewarding career teaching at secondary level, equipping you with the knowledge, skills, and competence to inspire young people.

Upon graduation, you'll be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the Teaching Regulation Agency, enabling you to teach in schools across England.

You’ll combine with hands-on practice through a progressive curriculum, exploring subject pedagogy, collaborative practice, and evidence-based approaches to teaching.

What you’ll learn

Become a reflective and evidence-based teacher, underpinned by research-informed pedagogy.
Develop practical teaching strategies to engage and inspire learners.
Become a confident communicator who can work collaboratively and professionally with both your students and fellow staff members.
Promote inclusivity, creativity, and innovation in the classroom as you inspire your pupils with a lifelong enjoyment of learning.
Complete two differentiated placements to gain a variety of teaching experience before graduation.

With personalised support and clear progression pathways, this PGCE will secure your entry into the teaching profession and lay the foundation for long-term career development and leadership opportunities.

PGCE Further Education

A PGCE Further Education will give you the qualifications, confidence, and professional skills you need to become a qualified teacher.

This postgraduate programme is designed for those who want to teach young people and adults in settings such as further education colleges, sixth forms, community learning centres, work-based training, and prison education. Taught by expert educators and grounded in evidence-based practice, the course emphasises social justice, inclusion, and transformative teaching.

What you’ll learn

Develop advanced pedagogical skills to teach across the post-16 sector.
Enhance your understanding of inclusive, evidence-based teaching practice.
Apply creative and innovative strategies to engage and support diverse learners.
Become a confident communicator who can work collaboratively and professionally with both your students and fellow staff members.
Foster a reflective and critically informed practice that will positively impact pupils' learning.

You can choose a one-year full-time route at our Canterbury Campus or a flexible two-year part-time route at our partner college in London.

On successful completion, you’ll achieve a recognised teaching qualification and meet one of the key eligibility criteria to apply for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status through the Society for Education and Training (SET).

School-Based training with QTS and optional PGCE

If you’re looking for a training route that’s primarily based in a school, then a school-based course is the best option.

There are two options to choose from:

The only difference between these two options are the schools. For the SCITT, you have a choice of three schools to complete your training in, which is made up of:

Ashton on Mersey School
Orpington Primary School
Orpington Secondary School.

These schools form the Bromley Schools Collegiate, which is a teacher training provider. Essentially if you choose the SCITT, then you’ll only be able to do your ITE training in one of the above schools, depending on which subject you want to teach and the availability of space within each school.

With the latter School Based with QTS, you’ll have a separate choice of schools to apply to that do not include the above schools.

This practical, schools-based training means you’ll primarily be learning ‘on the job’. Because of this, it’s not mandatory to complete the PGCE, but it’s an option if you wish to attend University to complete the additional Master’s credits. Simply speak to your school if you choose to complete the PGCE element of this course.

Throughout your training, you’ll be paired with a mentor. This means you’ll be supported throughout and will have the opportunity to reflect and improve upon your practice, with the help of teaching and subject specialists.  

You’ll also be placed in a second school setting throughout the training year, giving you the experience within an alternative educational environment.  If you decide to undertake the PGCE, you’ll need to attend University for an extra 13 days.

Whether you choose to do the SCITT or not, upon completion of this course, you’ll graduate with QTS, ready to begin your ECTE period.

Assessment Only

Assessment Only is an employment-route to QTS for those with a minimum of two years of recent teaching experience as an unqualified teacher, and with at least six months in their current school setting.

This 12-week course is designed for unqualified teachers who are already meeting the teachers' standards at a good or high level and would therefore not need to undertake a full training course to achieve QTS.

Gaining QTS will give you parity with other qualified teachers across the country. It will also enable you to teach in any school in the UK, whether it’s an independent or a maintained school, and will allow you to teach at any level.

Diploma in Further Education and Skills

The Level 5 Diploma in Further Education and Skills is a two-year, part-time qualification designed for professionals already working in the further education and skills sector.

Whether you're employed or volunteering, this programme enables you to gain a nationally recognised teaching qualification while continuing your role in colleges, adult and community learning, offender learning, professional training, or the voluntary sector.

Co-designed by further education colleges and university educators, and delivered by partner institutions across London and the South East, this diploma will equip you with the practical skills, confidence, and subject expertise to thrive as a teacher or trainer of young people and adult learners.

What you’ll learn

Develop practical teaching strategies to engage and inspire learners.
Enhance your subject knowledge whilst addressing diverse learning needs.
Apply inclusive approaches to support literacy, maths, and digital skills.
Explore the professional responsibilities of teaching in further education.
Become a reflective and evidence-based teacher, underpinned by research-informed pedagogy.

On completion, you'll achieve the diploma with the opportunity to apply for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status.

Childhood & Youth route

If you already work in an education setting and are looking to become a fully qualified teacher alongside working, then the Childhood & Youth route is perfect. You can also opt to specialise in Special Educational Needs (SEN).

This route to gaining QTS is as follows:

Childhood, Youth & Communities Foundation Degree
Childhood, Youth & CommunitiesTop-Up Degree – leading to a full bachelor’s degree
PGCE with QTS*.

SEN route:

From being immersed in the educational setting and engaged in academic study, this work-based route will deepen your knowledge and understanding of how children and young people learn in different contexts.

You will examine child development from a range of perspectives exploring psychology, sociology, policy, and the history of education. You'll study the relationship between theories of child development and practical application in the workplace.

On the SEN pathway, you’ll explore the childhood issues related to SEN in greater depth. The practical nature of this course means you'll be able to apply newly acquired knowledge directly to your work, as an evidence-informed professional.

Upon completion of the Top-Up degree, you’ll be ready to embark onto the PGCE, leading you to QTS.

Diploma Diploma in Further Education and Skills