Key information
For:
4 years full-time starting September 2026
Typical offer:
112-120 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent.
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Overview
If you want to be able to teach English to Secondary School children successfully, this is the perfect course for you. The course will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed for you to become an amazing teacher.
One who can continually develop their own practice, enthuse, engage and inspire young people in their learning of all subjects, and make a positive difference to lives.
As well as gaining professional experience with placements in Secondary Schools, you will also have the opportunity to do a placement in a different educational setting of interest to you, such as a special needs school or an education department of a zoo.
You will gain a Bachelor of Arts degree on successful completion of the course and be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) to the Teaching Regulation Authority.
This is a new course and we're finalising the detailed information for this page.
Contact information
Contact AdmissionsEntry requirements
September 2026/January 2027 start
- UCAS points - 112-120 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent. (calculate your UCAS points)
- T-levels - Merit
- BTECs (Extended Diplomas) - DDM-DMM
- International Baccalaureate - 27
- All applicants must have achieved at least a grade 4/C in GCSE in English, Maths and a Science subject or equivalent. Applicants meeting the required GCSE standard by taking an equivalence test or other evidence may be required to undertake additional assessment to meet Level 2 criteria for apprenticeship funding.
You may need to have studied specific subjects or GCSEs – .
Selection process
All applicants will be required to complete a Skills Gap Analysis before completing an application form All applicants will be invited to attend an academic interview and may be asked to submit a portfolio of work or undertake additional assessment If you do not have an acceptable qualification, you will be required to take an additional assessment during the application process
We look at more than just your grades
While we consider your grades when making an offer, we also carefully look at your circumstances and other factors to assess your potential. These include whether you live and work in the region and your personal and family circumstances which we assess using established data.
Modules
Please note, modules for this course will be confirmed soon.
Changes to course content
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies.
Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry. If a module doesn't run, we'll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.
Course costs and funding
Tuition fees
Please note, we'll confirm 2026 course fees soon.
How to apply
Application deadline
- The application deadline to start in September 2026 is to be confirmed.
Applications received after this date may not be considered.
I'm applying with my current employer
If you're already in full-time work, and your employer is interested in you studying this course, get them to contact us and we'll work out how to work together.
If your employer isn't interested yet, you might find it useful to share our information for employers page with them.
Employer contact form Information for employers
I'm looking for a job with a Degree Apprenticeship role
If you're not in full-time employment, or your current employer is not interested in degree apprenticeships, you'll need to find a role that does offer a degree apprenticeship. You can search the gov.uk list of , or contact us with your details and we'll let you know when degree apprenticeship vacancies come up.
When you apply for a role that includes one of our degree apprenticeships, you'll follow the company's standard recruitment process for the job, while we assess your academic suitability for the course.
Admissions terms and conditions
When you accept an offer to study at the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú, you also agree to abide by our Student Contract (which includes the University's relevant policies, rules and regulations). You should read and consider these before you apply.