Teacher Training undergraduate courses

Do you want to inspire children and make a difference to their lives? Choose from our range of practical Teacher Training courses and be prepared for a rewarding and inspiring career in education.

We have a strong reputation for nurturing successful, confident and forward-thinking teachers. Our teaching courses are highly regarded, with Ofsted awarding us an ‘Outstanding’ rating for our Primary and Further Education and Skills provision.

Explore Teacher Training courses at Derby with alumnus Baasit Siddiqui

Join TV personality, Educator and Alumnus Baasit Siddiqui for an in-depth look at the Teacher Training courses we offer. Baasit is joined by Charlotte Mosey, Assistant Head of Discipline for the Primary Initial Teacher Training and Education team, to gain an insight into our recent Ofsted rating of 'Outstanding', the experience of the teaching teams, their current research projects and the relationships they have with schools for student placements. Baasit also catches up with Lucy, (MEdu) Education with Qualified Teacher Status Integrated Masters student, about her placement experiences and choice of subject specialism as well as current Teacher Training students Will, Nathanial and Sophie about their experiences on their course so far. 

Teacher Training - your questions answered

In the below video, Programme Leader, Jo Byrd, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Teacher Training at the University of Derby. 

Career opportunities

When you graduate, you’ll be ready to teach your chosen age group.

Career opportunities open to graduates include:

• early years teacher
• primary teacher
• secondary teacher
• FE and skills teacher

You may wish to continue your teacher training studies by undertaking our MA Education, which will help you to explore the wider impact of education and increase your confidence as an education professional.

"An 'Outstanding' reputation"

“I was attracted to the Teacher Training courses because of its outstanding reputation, including through Ofsted. Everybody has always said how fantastic the University of Derby is for teacher training. I knew I would get the richest learning experience here.”

Rebecca Swain, BEd (Hons) Primary Education graduate

Our video below shows there are lots of reasons to go into teaching...

Placements

Practical teaching experience lies at the heart of all of our teacher training courses. High-quality placements in different educational settings will build your skills in the classroom and you’ll benefit from the support of expert mentors throughout. We have partnerships with over 400 schools, so we’ll arrange your placements for you.