Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Teaching Post-16 and Further Education) Level 6 at Lincoln Bishop University

Programme overview

The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Teaching Post-16 and Further Education) offers education, training and development to graduates who are practising or aspiring teachers who wish to teach courses such as BTECs/ CTECs, A Levels and Access to HE in further education colleges, Sixth form colleges, private sector training providers, and offender education. It provides a route into teaching in the training and skills sector for graduates, and leads to a robust teaching qualification, which is recognised in the sector.

Faculty: School of Teacher Education | Duration: 1 year (FT), 2 years (PT) | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Lincoln, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Teaching My Specialist Subject, Learners and Learning, Teachers and Teaching, Effective Digital and Online Pedagogies, Responsive Teaching, Professional Practice in Further Education and Post-16.

Career pathways

This course will ensure that you are prepared to teach in the Further Education and Skills sector. It has been written in direct consultation with further education colleges, considering their perspectives as employers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor’s degree; typically a minimum Level 3 qualification in the subject you intend to teach and a Level 2 qualification in Mathematics and English; access to at least 150 hours of teaching over the programme (sourced by Lincoln Bishop in most instances; no fewer than 75 hours in any one year on the part-time route), with suitable DBS documentation and an identified mentor. The part-time route is only available to those employed in the sector or in education roles such as teaching assistant.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year (FT), 2 years (PT)

Apply through the official page: https://www.find-postgraduate-teacher-training.service.gov.uk/course/B38/K594

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