该创新的四年制学位课程经苏格兰普通教育理事会批准，以最高的卓越标准为基准。在我们的邓弗里斯校园，您将受益于小组教学，与当地学校的紧密联系，创新的教学方法以及友好而包容的学术社区。该计划包括获得良好支持的教学经验的重要组成部分。您将完成四个学校布置，所有这些布置都是为了让您在我们当地的学校拥有良好的背景教学。在第1年至第3年，这是为期六周的时间，在第4年中，您将有一个为期十周的实习期，在此期间您将完全负责至少四个星期的课程。实习涵盖小学的所有阶段，每个实习都针对特定的课程领域。
This innovative four-year degree programme, approved by the General Teaching Council for Scotland, is benchmarked against the highest standards of excellence. On this programme you wont just learn how to teach, you will graduate with a comprehensive understanding of how children learn, grow and develop. You will complete four school placements, all of which are aimed at preparing you for teaching in primary schools. Placements cover all stages of the primary school and each placement has a specific subject focus. Placements will only take place in Dumfries and Galloway local authority schools.<br>This course introduces a range of methodologies, pedagogies and assessment strategies which relate to teaching in the primary school. It introduces the planning and recording cycle, assessment of children's learning and evaluation of your own teaching. It also provides opportunities to become familiar with the policies, procedures, resources and the overall day-to-day learning environment of a primary school and the use of creative and innovative pedagogical strategies for learning and teaching. You will also choose from elective courses which will give you the opportunity to add breadth to your degree in subjects relevant to the primary curriculum. There is a six-week school placement during May and June.<br>This programme is accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland and is an internationally recognised teaching qualification. Our graduates teach at schools in Scotland and globally, including in Ireland, Egypt, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Australia. In addition to career progression in teaching such as leadership and management roles within schools, there are opportunities for specialist careers in fields allied to education as well as further study or research in education. You may exit after year 3 with an MA in Primary Educational Studies. This is not a teaching qualification but provides a good background for other careers in education and related areas.