Course Overview

Youll develop your knowledge of National Curriculum subjects in the primary curriculum with a focus on teaching and learning in the Early Years (Foundation Stage) and Key Stage 1 alongside hands-on classroom experience. We know theres no substitute for learning how to teach in the classroom environment, so a significant amount of your learning will take place in our partnership schools. Youll benefit from being able to observe experienced teachers, gain practical hands-on experience and mentoring to help you develop into an outstanding and successful teacher. Your placements will be organized by our dedicated placements team alongside your academic tutors to ensure you get the experience you need. Successful completion of your PGCE course prepares you to start your first teaching post within a primary school. Our course is designed to prepare you to teach pupils in the 3-7 age range with opportunities to develop a comprehensive understanding of progression at Key Stage 2.

General Eligibility

Entry requirements

• An Honours degree with a classification of 2:2 or above.

• GCSE English Language, Maths and a Science at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme) or equivalent.

• If your first language is not English, you will need IELTS 7.0 overall, with no element less than 6.5.

• If all or part of your qualifications are from outside the UK, we’ll need a UK ENIC statement of comparability.

Other requirements:

• You must demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, and that you have the intellectual and academic potential to meet the required Teachers’ Standards by the end of the programme.

• You should provide two references. Where applicants have current or recent experience working with children or young people, one of the referees should be a member of staff who can comment on their potential to train to teach.

• Offers are subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced disclosure checks and applicants must not previously have been barred from teaching or working with children. We also ask you to complete a health declaration to ensure that you have the health and physical capacity to teach.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.