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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Headingley Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
45 weeks
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Headingley Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
45 weeks
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If you’re a graduate wanting to make a positive impact on the lives of children, train with us to be a primary teacher, one of the most rewarding career choices you’ll ever make.
Over a 10-month period, this course will:
Prepare you to develop a deep understanding of how children learn and equip you with the knowledge and skills to become a confident and successful Early Career Teacher
The 3-7 pathway will give you the opportunity to develop an understanding of the Early Years and Key Stage 1
The 5-11 pathways, will focus upon developing your knowledge of teaching Key Stages 1 and 2
Your teaching experiences
You’ll develop your own teacher identity and teaching style thanks to our critically reflective learning approach. This will empower you to deliver innovative lessons with confidence. Intensive training and practice opportunities throughout this course will focus on areas identified as educational priority areas for example:
Behaviour management
SEND
Systematic synthetic phonics (SSP)
Early Reading
This will enable a richness and scope to allow you to be immersed in the focus of the school experience.
5-11 Physical Education with QTS pathway
If you have a passion for physical activity and sports, you could choose to train on our 5-11 pathway with the additional specialism of physical education (PE). You’ll use our superb sports facilities as you learn to promote, shape and develop the teaching of PE within a primary school setting. You’ll gain all the experience of becoming a primary teacher in this age range with the addition of specialist PE knowledge. We are one of only a small number of universities nationally to offer this option.
Career
Our student teachers go onto be an essential part of the education workforce, locally, nationally and globally. On completion of this course, you’ll have achieved qualified teacher status, so you’ll be able to work as a primary school teacher. Your skills and knowledge will enable you to make a real difference by educating and inspiring future generations.
Applicants should have at least a second class honours degree. GCSE English Language, Maths and a Science at Grade 4 (Grade C for those sitting their GCSE before 2017) or above, or an equivalent award including some equivalency tests, are required prior to the course start (Evidence should usually be provided by 1 September). Functional Skills and the Certificate in Adult Numeracy/Literacy are not accepted in place of GCSEs.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.
£17,500 per year
Students from EU
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.
£17,500 per year
Students from International
The fee mentioned is for 2024-25 academic year and there may be a slight increase in the fee for 2025-26 entry.
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