PGCE Secondary Education (QTS) at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Become a confident, qualified teacher with a PGCE Secondary at Canterbury Christ Church University. This postgraduate course will prepare you for a rewarding career in teaching, equipping you with the knowledge, skills, and competence to inspire young people and transform lives. By successfully completing this course, you'll be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the Teaching Regulation Agency, enabling you to teach in schools across England.

Faculty: School of Social Work, Education, and Teacher Education | Department: Teaching, Education and Childhood | Duration: 1 year (PGCE Secondary full-time - all subject options) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Become a reflective and evidence-based teacher, underpinned by research-informed pedagogy. Develop practical teaching strategies to engage and inspire learners. Core modules include Investigating Subject Pedagogy, Undertaking Professional Enquiry, School Experience 1: The Collaborative and Developing Teacher, School Experience 2: The Independent Teacher.

Career pathways

The successful completion of this course equips you for employment as an early career teacher (ECT) and to complete ECT induction into the teaching profession. From there, your teaching career can take you on to a very rewarding and exciting professional journey involving learning and teaching, leadership and management, research and advisory roles.

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Entry requirements

All entrants must hold a first degree from a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification. A good honours degree (2:2 or above) in the specialist subject (or a subject closely related). English (Language or Literature) and maths at GCSE (Grade C or Grade 4 above, or equivalent). If you do not have the required GCSEs, an equivalency test demonstrates that you have achieved the same standard as a traditional GCSE grade C or level 4. At Canterbury Christ Church University, we accept equivalency tests from 'A Star Equivalency'. If you have equivalency test results from another provider, contact us at [email protected] to see if we can accept them. Please note, we are unable to accept Functional Skills in place of GCSEs for teaching courses. Successful completion of the Occupational Health Clearance and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. All applicants will be asked to attend an interview. These will be held remotely. We're interested in your potential as a teacher and so each application is considered on a case-by-case basis. We are looking for applicants who demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to becoming an outstanding secondary teacher. Your application will need to be supported by two professional references.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year (PGCE Secondary full-time - all subject options)

Apply through the official page: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training

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