School Direct (Salaried and Tuition Fees) PGCE
University of Sunderland
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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University of Sunderland

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OverviewIf you have a degree and three or more years’ experience of work, you can choose to train as a teacher at a school instead of at a university. You’ll graduate with a Post Graduate Certificate of Education and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and you can choose to specialise in either Primary or Secondary teaching.As well as receiving a salary, you won’t have to pay tuition fees, as these will be covered by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.Career readyThis course awards ...Read more

Overview

If you have a degree and three or more years’ experience of work, you can choose to train as a teacher at a school instead of at a university. You’ll graduate with a Post Graduate Certificate of Education and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and you can choose to specialise in either Primary or Secondary teaching.

As well as receiving a salary, you won’t have to pay tuition fees, as these will be covered by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

Career ready

This course awards Qualified Teacher Status, which means that when you graduate you’ll be qualified to teach in any state-maintained school in England and Wales.

One of the benefits to schools taking part in this initiative is that they can develop their own teaching and leadership talent. As a result, the majority of graduates go on to work at the school they partnered with on the course.

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WUSCA ranking:
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31/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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66th
CUG Ranking
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75th
What students say
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Brogan
27 Nov 23

- Staff of all subjects and areas willing to help - Atmosphere is always positive - Good Library - Library tips to help..Read more

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Charlie
26 Nov 23

The staff are very lovely and helpful. I have found there are a lot of resources, books and places to study which means there is loads of information. In the northeast there is..Read more

Modules

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Entry requirements

For both Primary and Secondary routes you will usually need a 2:2 (or above) honours degree from a UK Higher Education institution or an equivalent qualification and be deemed suitable to train to teach by the School of Education at the University of Sunderland.

Tuition fees

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Domestic

This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

The fee for this route is: £9,250 if you are from the UK/Ireland/EU settled/pre-settled.

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This course is not open to international students.

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This course is not open to international students.

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Brogan
27 Nov 23
School Direct (Salaried and Tuition Fees) PGCE
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Charlie
26 Nov 23
Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) PGCE
The staff are very lovely and helpful. I have found there are a lot of resources, books and places to study which means there is loads of information. In the northeast there is...
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University of Sunderland
Edinburgh Building, City Campus Chester Road Sunderland SR1 3SD United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Seaham  3.0 miles away
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