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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Highfield Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 Year
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Develop the knowledge and skills to become a qualified history teacher on this PGCE Secondary course at the University of Southampton. You’ll spend your time on school placements and at the University as you learn how to work with secondary-school pupils of all ages and abilities. You’ll qualify to work as a teacher in state-maintained and special schools in England and Wales.
On this Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) course you’ll learn how to teach history at secondary-school level (Key Stages 3 and 4) within the UK’s History National Curriculum framework.
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You'll spend two-thirds of your time in placement schools in the Southampton area, giving you the chance to experience lesson observation, team teaching, and working with small groups and whole classes.
University-based work will prepare you for your placements, evaluate your school-based work, and develop subject-specific skills and good practice.
Youll need a 2:2 degree (UK honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant subject, strong subject knowledge, and GCSEs (minimum grade 4/C) in English language and maths; if you don't have the required GCSEs, you'll be asked at the offer stage to take equivalency tests at your own expense, and secondary school classroom experience may strengthen your application; we do not accept IELTS in lieu of the English Language GCSE requirement.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,535 per year
Students from Domestic
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£25,400 per year
Students from EU
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£25,400 per year
Students from International
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