Education or Primary Education?

2. Education or Primary Education? • At Strathclyde you can study Education as a Joint Honours subject or Primary Education which leads to a teaching qualification.

3. Joint Honours Education • Education as a discipline • A new subject • Research-led teaching • Education across the life-course • Links to practice • Useful for students who aren’t 100% sure that teaching is the career for them

4. You can study Education and … • Economics • English • French • History • Human Resource Management • Italian • Journalism and Creative Writing • Law • Politics • Psychology • Spanish

5. Joint Honours Education • Year 1: • Understanding Education in the 21st Century • Placement and Curriculum • Year 2: • Learners and Learning • Informal Education • Year 3: • History and Philosophy of Education • Children and Childhood • Social Pedagogy with Adults • Year 4: • Social Issues in Education • Politics and Policy in Education • Social Research Methods • Dissertation • Option • Choose between 40 and 60 credits

6. Primary Education • BA (Hons) Primary Education (X120) • Three subjects in first year • Placement in all years of the course • Education classes with Education students from across the Faculty • Curriculum classes • Teaching qualification from the GTCS • Option of a taught fifth year (MEd)

7. Primary Education • Year 1: • Understanding Education in the 21st Century • Placement and Curriculum (+4) • Year 2: • Learners and Learning - Literacy • Mathematics - Placement (+2) • Year 3: • History and Philosophy of Education - Social Sciences/ RME • Expressive Arts - STEM • Two Placements • Year 4: • Social Issues in Education - Dissertation • Politics and Policy in Education - Social Research Methods • Option - Inclusive Practice • 10 week Placement

8. In first year students study Education and two subjects from this list … • Economics • English • French • History • Human Resource Management • Italian • Journalism and Creative Writing • Law • Politics • Psychology • Spanish • Gaelic (and Science from 2014)

9. Entry Qualifications English Higher at B Maths Credit Level; Intermediate 2; National 5

10. Entry Qualifications

11. Application Process Personal statement requires evidence of … a strong commitment to education experience of working with children in a formal setting (preferred) interests beyond the classroom learning from experience

12. Selection Procedures 1300 applicants in 2012; 958 in 2013; 1100 for 2014 160 places offered in 2013/14 Total number of places fixed No interview for first year entry Selection procedure between Year 1 and 2

13. We are looking for students who are… • Independent • Well organised • Diligent • Mature in outlook • Able to work as part of a team • Interested and interesting • Determined to make a difference

14. Being a first year at Strathclyde • Education lectures are interactive • Tutors expect students to contribute during tutorials and to have read in preparation for this • Assessments require students to think for themselves • Placement is selected and organised independently by the student • Professional development opportunities are on offer