PGCE Secondary History with QTS at St Mary's University, Twickenham

Our PGCE Secondary History course offers you the opportunity to train to teach history within a secondary school setting. Trainees will be supported by an experienced tutor who has 20 years' recent classroom teaching experience and is actively involved in research and history education networks. Develop an understanding of the place of history in the school curriculum, with an emphasis on practical activities for use in the classroom.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Business, Law, Education and Theology  |  Department: School of Education  |  Duration: 1 year (full-time)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: General Professional Studies, History: Subject Specialism, School Experience One (Foundation), School Experience Two (Development), School Experience Three (Consolidation).

Career pathways

The quality of the provision at St Mary’s is valued by our trainees and schools, resulting in high levels of ECT employment in our partnership schools. Employment rates following the PGCE course are frequently over 90% in teaching roles. On the programme you will study two Master's' modules leading to 60 credits at postgraduate level.

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