Overview

Key facts

It is designed to help you build confidence, skills and academic experience before progressing to an undergraduate education degree.
Whether you are returning to study, already working in education as a teaching or nursery assistant, or looking to strengthen your qualifications, this course supports your next step. You will develop academic writing, research and study skills for university success, alongside professional skills valued across education settings.
A compulsory placement gives you first hand experience in a real educational environment, allowing you to apply theory to practice, gain insight into classroom life and build confidence in your abilities.
With a strong focus on support, employability and progression, the Foundation in Education, Teaching and Learning is a welcoming step into university learning, preparing you to progress to undergraduate education courses and move forward towards a rewarding career. The Education, Teaching and Learning programme is offered at Oxford Brookes University.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Start your first semester with an introduction to the latest thinking and pedagogical approaches in education, and begin to develop your professional and personal values.
Lectures, workshops, presentations, independent and group project work help you develop the written, oral and interpersonal skills you need to succeed at university.
In your second semester you’ll apply your learning from semester one in the classroom through your compulsory placement and deepen your interests ahead of the research project.
You’ll then be ready to complete your own research project. With 1-to-1 guidance, you’ll follow your interests and dig deep into your own topic, fully preparing you to progress and study at degree-level.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

OR

4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Education Teaching View 369 other preparation in Teaching in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

72

OR

4

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

59

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

5.5

Prepare for Your English Test

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Other requirements

General requirements

Wherever possible we make our conditional offers using the UCAS Tariff. The combination of A-level grades listed here would be just one way of achieving the UCAS Tariff points for this course.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17250 GBP / year

≈ 17250 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5760 GBP / year

≈ 5760 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

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