Course summary

• Prepare for a rewarding career in secondary Religious Education teaching.
• Gain vital hands-on experience with 120 days of in-school training.
• Attain a masters level PGCE, or PCE, with full Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Train and a reflect in a supportive, collaborative learning environment.
• Benefit from a course employment record of 90% and over.

Earn the academic qualifications, pedagogical knowledge and practical experience you need to become an excellent teacher able to teach a rich and diverse curriculum. The key aim of the programme is to deliver a high quality, current and relevant course of training, leading to outstanding outcomes.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course is vocational in its nature – designed to produce highly proficient RE teachers, passionate and fully prepared for full-time employment. You'll undertake 120 days of placement work across two school settings, providing vital experience of the realities of teaching, supported by a subject mentor in your school and a personal development tutor at the University. Underpinned, by extensive training through on-campus learning, activities and independent academic work.

You learn through

• 120 days of school-based training across at least two settings
• seminars
• lectures
• observation
• collaborative planning
• one-to-one sessions
• group work
• independent study
• written assessments
• KS5 enhancement
• field trips

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in in assorted educational settings, including

• specialist teachers and educators of secondary religious education in a variety of educational contexts
• Continuation of academic careers as researcher via Masters level study and PhD
• non-government organisation (NGO) educationalist roles
• Varied enrichment and extra-curricular work with young people

Graduates of the programme are highly employable and sought after by schools and colleges, our graduate employment rate is usually well in excess of 90%. Graduates also have great career prospects, with many becoming Head of Department, and often acting as mentors to new student teachers.