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Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Literacy at University of Stirling

Professional Education (Primary) with specialism in Literacy (BA (Hons), XQ19) at University of Stirling asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on stir.ac.uk ↗

A-level grades
Selective
120 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check stir.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%<969610%11210%12820%14425%16020%17610%1925%208224240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120

The middle entrant had 160–175 points.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
XQ19 · X1 teacher training + Q9 other linguistics and classics
Duration
4 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027
Year abroad
optional
Accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 89%
15%
left higher education
UK 8%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%90%
Learning opportunities73%91%
Assessment and feedback65%88%
Academic support95%94%
Organisation and management55%82%
Learning resources94%91%
Student voice73%86%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni
15 months
£40k3 years
£32k5 years
£35k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% working and studying30% unemployed
UK, same subject: 92% in work or study
88%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 89%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 97%
90%
use what they learned
UK 90%
  • Teaching Professionals77%
  • Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation3%
  • Business and public service associate professionals3%
  • Animal care and control services2%
  • Finance Professionals2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Stirling, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode
FK9 4LA
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Subjects

English studies language and area studies
primary teaching education and teaching

Campus

Campus
University of Stirling - Stirling Campus
Housing
Accommodation ↗
Union
Students' union ↗

English studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Aberystwyth UniversityDrama and English BA (Hons)96 - 120 points112–127
Edge Hill UniversityEnglish BA (Hons)112 - 120 pointsunder 96
Goldsmiths, University of LondonEnglish BA (Hons)BBB112–127
Queen Mary University of LondonEnglish BA (Hons)120 points128–143
Swansea UniversityCreative Writing and English Literature BA (Hons)120 points112–127
University of HullCreative Writing and English BA (Hons)120 points112–127
University of KentEnglish Language, Linguistics and World Literature BA (Hons)104 - 120 points96–111
University of OxfordClassics and English with Beginner's Latin and Greek with Foundation Year BA (Hons)BBB—
University of StirlingProfessional Education (Primary) with specialism in Literacy this courseBBB160–175
Aston University, BirminghamEnglish and Sociology BSc (Hons)104 - 112 pointsunder 96
University of AberdeenAnthropology and English MA (Hons)BBC160–175

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