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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Headingley Campus
Full Time
Sep 2027
45 Week
Train to become an outstanding qualified secondary school teacher on our full or part-time PGCE course and make a positive impact on young people’s lives.Why study PGCE Secondary Education at Leeds Beckett University...Contrasting and supportive placements opportunities – with a highly diverse local communityFull-time or part-time option available - choose the pace that suits youProfessionally experienced expert teaching team - you’ll learn from lecturers who have been practising secondary school teachers and are now active in educational researchStart on your path to Qualified Teacher Status - on completion of this course, you’ll be ready to work as a qualified secondary school teacherStudy in in our top-class facilities - featuring purpose-built teaching classrooms and state-of-the-art sports facilitiesSchool Partnerships Route - we offer an alternative training model through our school partnerships so you could choose to learn on the job
Attend a series of lectures, workshops and seminars with specialist members of staff, who are all experienced teachers. They'll share their knowledge about what to expect in high schools, how different strategies work for diverse types of classes, behaviour management and organisation in your specialist subject, and when to best part with your subject knowledge. You'll cover pedagogy, assessment and curriculum in relation to your specialist area. This module will prepare you for becoming part of a high school department during phase 1.
This module will prepare you for the world of teaching in a high School. You'll attend a series of lectures (with many guest speakers and current practitioners) and seminars that will cover all aspects of how to be successful in school. There'll be a constant focus on developing your professional behaviours throughout the module. The experts will advice you on how to speak to pupils professionally, procedures to follow in school, how to teach pupils with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities, how to plan, and how to teach pupils who have English as an additional language (plus many more areas).
This module relates to the time you will spend in school making use of the skills and knowledge you have developed. You'll attend two school placements that will take place at different schools, and you'll aim to progress by meeting the Core Content Framework progress statements. This will be judged by your School-based Mentor and your Link Tutor. You'll be expected to fully immerse yourself in becoming a teacher and teach 60% of a teacher’s timetable in phase 1 and 80% in phase 2. The demands on you as a student teacher will also increase from phase 1 to phase 2.
The annual tuition fee for students entering in the 2026/27 academic year is anticipated to be £9,790 (the maximum annual tuition fee cap announced by the UK Government, which is subject to parliamentary approval).
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