We are proud to train the highest quality teachers, educators, early childhood and Montessori practitioners and support ongoing CPD through Masters and research degrees. Recognised as 6th in the UK for Education (Guardian League Table 2023), ARU is the only new accredited university provider of teacher training in the UK.
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Newly accredited by the Department for Education from September 2024, Initial Teacher Training at ARU offers the gold star of teacher training with a BEd (Hons) Primary Education with QTS, a Master's level Lead Mentoring training programme and a range of exciting partnership opportunities.
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Read our Spotlight interviews with students, alumni and staff from the School of Education. Discover their experiences of working in the industry, find out what it's like to study on our courses and get inspirations for your own career.
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Our School is home to two groups that develop and promote research on education, including early childhood, identities and inequalities.
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Teaching across ARU was rated 'Gold' in the 2023 Teaching Excellent Framework (TEF).
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We're proud to be the Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. The University of the Year award honours ‘exceptional performance during the 2021-22 academic year'.
THE University of the Year awardDo you want to know more about a course or student life at ARU? Send a message to our students or staff – they'll be happy to answer any questions you have.