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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Falmer Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Falmer Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Intro
Our (Secondary) Biology PGCE leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status for the 11–16 age range and offers enrichment opportunities to teach age 16–18.
We will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent biology teacher. You will benefit from also teaching chemistry and physics and we will develop your subject and pedagogical knowledge to be able to do this.
Our teaching graduates' benefit from excellent employment rates that are consistently above the sector average. Plus, we’ll continue to support you as an early career teacher.
At Brighton you’ll train to teach with an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ provider and be educated by an expert team.
You’ll gain practical experiences in two carefully selected schools – we have over 600 placement partners offering a variety of opportunities in large, small, urban and rural settings.
At university you’ll learn in our specialist science lab and other facilities that replicate those used in schools.
Preparing for your teaching career
You will graduate from this course equipped with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent secondary school teacher.
As well as gaining a PGCE, you will be assessed against the national Teachers’ Standards in order to be recommended for the award of Qualified Teacher Status.
You’ll benefit from our partnership with over 600 schools, where you’ll gain practical school-based experience in a wide range of settings – large, small, rural and urban.
You will gain a knowledge and understanding of your specialist subject in the secondary school context. You will consider the learning and teaching strategies that are relevant to this subject and develop leadership and management skills.
Normally an honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in the subject specialism or a subject that is directly relevant; GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4); at least English language and maths. In-house equivalence tests are available for suitable candidates.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £9,250. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£15,900 per year
Students from EU
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £15,900. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
£15,900 per year
Students from International
The fee for 2024/25 entry is: £15,900. There might be slight increase in fee for 2025/26 entry.
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