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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
St John's Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
St John's Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
Select a an exam type
Our Secondary Post Graduate Certificate Education (PGCE) empowers you to motivate others to explore and understand the world. Expert tutors will challenge and support you to achieve the very highest levels of subject knowledge, pedagogy, and academic achievement. We offer a dynamic partnership with the placement schools in the region, and our employability statistics are a credit to the highly skilled, passionate teachers we produce. Whichever specialist subject you choose, you will be taught in small seminar groups and will discover academic and classroom strategies.Inspire the future generation of learners by studying a PGCE in Secondary education at Worcester or through one of our regional hubs.The University of Worcester has a rich legacy of high-quality teacher education. If you’re passionate about your subject, our Secondary PGCE course will give you the skills to share that passion with the next generation.We are proud that our Secondary PGCE was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in March 2023. Ofsted identified that:‘Trainees benefit from an exceptional learning experience at the University of Worcester. This experience instils in them a deep-rooted commitment to making a difference to the lives of the children and young adults in the communities they serve.’
Academic requirements: Honours degree normally (2:2) or higher from a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification, in a relevant subject area. Applicants with a 3rd class degree will be considered on an individual basis. All entrants have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (formerly grade C) in the GCSE examinations in English Language and mathematics (or equivalent) (for 2022 entry, applicants must have these qualifications by the start of the course). Alternatively, we offer equivalency test if you dont have the required GCSE grade to apply for our courses. Trainees who begin courses before providing evidence of the required GCSE standard (or equivalent) will not be eligible for financial incentives, such as bursaries or grants until they achieve the required standard.
Students living in
Rest of World
£18,400 per year
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Accommodation- Birch Halls - £161 per week
Located in a historic cathedral city in the West Midlands and only 45 minutes from Birmingham, the University of Worcester is home...