PgDip Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) at Teesside University

Programme overview

NMC-approved PgDip for registered nurses and midwives who want to become school nurses, structured to the NMC Standards of Proficiency for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (2022) and leading to Part 3 registration. Students explore the school nursing agenda, public health, safeguarding, leadership, research and service improvement, with more time in practice than in theory.

Department: Nursing & Health | Duration: 1 year full-time; 82 weeks part-time (blended) | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Advancing Autonomous School Nursing Practice, Developing Leadership Skills in SCPHN Practice, Improving Population Health, and Research and Service Improvement in SCPHN Practice. Learning combines lectures, seminars, problem-based learning, simulation and online sessions with practice learning supported by a practice assessor. Completing the 120 master's credits gives eligibility to register as a SCPHN (school nurse); a 60-credit dissertation leads to the MSc.

Career pathways

Prepares students to work as school nurses and take practice forward in the profession.

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Application information

Entry requirements

NMC-valid registration as a Level 1 registered nurse or midwife capable of safe and effective practice for the intended field; a degree of 2:2 or above; employer support and protected learning time; a successful interview; a suitable SCPHN placement with a practice assessor and supervisor meeting the programme's quality governance requirements; and a current satisfactory enhanced DBS check by the employing organisation. Eligible self-employed or self-funded NMC-registered applicants may apply and should contact the course lead. Recognition of prior learning may be applied.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,130 a year (2026/27). Full-time, 2026-27 entry; limited HEENE-funded places for eligible applicants Source

International applicants: GBP 16,150 a year (2026/27). Full-time, 2026-27 entry Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time; 82 weeks part-time (blended)

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