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How to Become a Primary School Teacher
There are three types of course that can qualify you as a primary school teacher:
- The four year Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree course in Primary Education
- BA (Hons) in Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in modern languages/environment (University of Stirling only)
- The one-year Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) course.
The following table shows which courses are available:
| Courses | Aberdeen | Dundee | Edinburgh | Glasgow | West of Scotland | Stirling | Strathclyde |
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| BEd Primary
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| Postgraduate(PGDE) Primary |
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| PGDE Part-time & Distance Learning |
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Subject offered
o Subject offered only as second subject
X Indicates a BA in Professional Education (Primary)
