PGCE Secondary Education with Biology at Plymouth Marjon University

Programme overview

Our specialist PGCE in Secondary Education with Science (Biology) is a direct route to a career that helps pupils to make sense of the increasingly scientific and technological society in which they live. Science helps students to develop an awareness of the world around them, and to find answers to their questions. Our PGCE Biology develops a range of teaching styles appropriate to the delivery of Biology within the National Curriculum and GCSE/A Level specifications, including conceptual understanding and progressions in learning, purposeful practical work, sequenced learning steps and links to industry.

Faculty: Teacher Training | Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Professional practice in schools, Learning behaviours in context, Becoming a teacher: a reflective journey, Inclusion in the secondary classroom: maximising achievement, Understanding the learner: assessment and progress.

Career pathways

Plymouth Marjon University is widely renowned for producing excellent teachers. We have superb links with over 300 partnership schools throughout the South West, London and overseas and our graduates teach in schools across the country.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A degree at 2:2 or above; GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 or grade C or above (or an equivalent qualification); Experience of working with young people

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 15,200 a year (2026/27) Source

Duration: One year full-time or two years part-time

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

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