Bachelor of Education

The Bachelor of Education

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Primary Education Degree

This restructured Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Primary Education Degree programme includes courses that are more relevant in response to advances in technology and societal transformations aligned with the vision of the current national curriculum. Practicum exposure has been expanded to provide trainee teachers with more opportunities to hone their classroom teaching and classroom management skills. The changes have necessitated the transition of the previous 3-year (93-credit) programme into a 4-year (133-credit) programme which provides trainees with ample opportunity to assimilate and internalize as well as to adequately experience classroom realities and nuances.

The Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Primary Education Degree programme offers education and training in pedagogy, pedagogical content knowledge, content knowledge, technology integration, digital literacies, and the integrated delivery of the curriculum. This programme is now structured over a four (4) year period comprised of 43 courses with 133 credits.

Please note that this programme will be offered in semesters I and II only and will include lectures between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

To learn more about the programme, check out the recording of the "Ask UWI about the Bachelor of Education – Primary” online session, which was held on June 12, 2025.

Qualifications for Admission

Admission Requirements

A minimum of passes in five (5) ordinary level subjects (CSEC grades I, II, III; G.C.E grades A, B, C including a Science subject (Biology, Human and Social Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Food and Nutrition) as well as Mathematics and English Language.

Individuals entering with a Teacher’s Diploma will not be granted exemptions from any of the courses in the programme.

Why do the B.Ed. in Primary Education degree?

It is designed to prepare prospective teachers for delivery of the revised Primary School Curriculum.
It aligns with the new entry requirements for primary school teachers.
This degree meets the current requirements of the Ministry of Education for the appointment of teachers classified as T1 who function as teachers in the Primary School.

Persons who choose to read the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) in Primary Education Degree will be able to:

Apply knowledge and understanding of a variety of theories, models, strategies, and approaches to teaching, learning and assessment appropriate for young children and early adolescents.
Flexibly transform the curriculum into effective teaching/learning activities.
Use innovative modes and methods to facilitate learning out of an appreciation for the challenges experienced by individual and small groups of participants.
Deliver equitable, inclusive and holistic education to their charges.
Constantly reflect ‘in practice’, ‘on practice’ and ‘for practice.’
Devise alternative responses to new and emerging school, community, national, regional and international contexts.
Effect social change for the upliftment of disadvantaged groups in society.

For more information, Contact: Ms. Necole Blake at sta-bed@sta.uwi.edu; Phone: (868) 662-2002, Extension: 82127