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Postgraduate Certificate of Education - PGCE
Highfield Campus
Full Time
Sep 2027
1 Year
Change the lives of young people by becoming a qualified teacher on one of our Secondary PGCE courses. We offer a range of programmes in national curriculum subjects.We provide a first-class, evidence-informed route into teaching. All our initial teacher education programmes have been recognised as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. Partnership with schools is a key strength and our programmes are further enhanced by being part of one of the UK’s leading, Russell Group, university education schools.As a student on the course you’ll gain:120+ days of practical experience through placements in 2 of our partnership schoolstheoretical and practical training led by subject-specialist university tutors, all of whom are experienced teachersteaching that is informed by the latest research and draws on expertise from one of the UK’s leading university education schools, and our partnership secondary schoolsThe individual subjects you can choose from include:Art and DesignBiologyChemistryDesign and TechnologyEnglishEnglish with DramaEnglish with SENDGeographyHistoryMathematicsModern LanguagesPhysical EducationPhysicsIf you have the right qualities and enthusiasm to teach but may need some additional subject support, then you can talk to our tutors about how to develop suitable subject knowledge.
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