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PGCE Secondary: English

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 - 2 Year

Masters Degree Description

This teacher training programme offers a balance of theory and practice to give you a thorough grounding in all aspects of the National Curriculum for English, including post-16 teaching.

As well as learning how to plan and evaluate lessons and assess your students, you'll also develop knowledge specific to english teaching. This includes learning a wide range of teaching approaches that you can draw on - including drama, voice and media studies.
You'll look at how to meet different needs and interests in mixed experience classrooms including working with bilingual pupils, and those with special educational needs.
You'll have practical workshop sessions and seminars with trained professionals, and you'll undertake placements in schools.

Entry Requirements

You'll need:

To meet our fitness to train requirements
A GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English, Mathematics, and a Science subject (either Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Combined Science). Please note, we can only accept some UK and international GCSE equivalent qualifications. Please view our list of accepted UK GCSE equivalencies. If you have a non-UK qualification that you believe is GCSE equivalent, you must check this with the Admissions team.
An undergraduate honours degree, at 2:2 or above from a university in the United Kingdom or an international equivalent.

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Fees

Please see our website for fees

Programme Funding

The Department for Education offers tax-free scholarships and bursaries to trainees on eligible PGCE programmes. Bursary amounts vary depending on your previous qualifications and the subject in which you’re training to teach.

Student Destinations

You will become a reflective, inclusive and creative teacher

Module Details

Various modules both college and school based. See our website

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