QTS / PGCE School Based at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Become a confident, qualified teacher through this immersive, school-based teaching course. This School-Based course places you in a school from day one, giving you the practical skills, competence, and professional knowledge to thrive as a qualified teacher. You'll spend the majority of your training in a school setting, supported by experienced mentors and University tutors, whilst attending at least 13 days of university-led sessions and four intensive and training practice weeks, plus a structured professional development programme.

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

What you will study

Develop evidence-based teaching practice underpinned by research and strong subject knowledge. Foster reflective, critically informed practice that positively impacts pupil learning. Core modules include School Experience, Subject knowledge, pedagogy and practice (PGCE only), Researching Practice (PGCE only).

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. Please note that the term 'early career teacher' (ECT) has replaced the term 'newly qualified teacher' (NQT).

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Application information

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). Primary candidates will also need science 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. For more information on English language requirements for this course, please click here to visit our dedicated IELTS web page. We're interested in your potential as a teacher and so each application is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year (Full-time)

Apply through the official page: https://www.gov.uk/find-teacher-training-courses

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