PGCE Further Education and Skills at University of Brighton

Programme overview

Further education teaching offers the opportunity to share your passion and experience with those age 16 plus. Passing on your knowledge is rewarding as you inspire the next generation of workers. Our full-time Further Education and Teaching PGCE provides you with a formal teaching qualification.

Faculty: School of Education | Department: Teaching (postgraduate) | Duration: full-time: 1 year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course is delivered through taught sessions at the Falmer campus and on placement in a further education setting. Taught sessions at the university normally take place on a Wednesday where you will build on and enhance your strengths. Sessions include seminars and tutorials, self-directed study, peer-teaching sessions, practical workshops, shared expertise sessions with leading practitioners and reflexive learning. Modules include Teaching My Subject, Teaching Practice 1, Teacher as a Researcher, Teaching Practice 2, Your placement will help you:, Belinda Garlick, Ofsted, Ofsted commended us on many aspects of our courses, saying:, Partner college courses, Useful links.

Career pathways

A Further Education and Skills PGCE at the University of Brighton prepares you for a career teaching learners aged 16 and over in further education and skills settings. The course develops the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to share your specialist subject expertise, inspire the next generation of workers and support learners in achieving their educational and career goals.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree and experience. PGCE applicants must have an honours degree. Applicants do not need teaching experience. Other industry experience relevant to their subject specialism is desirable. GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4). Applicants must have GCSE maths and English language. If you don’t 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 Brighton, 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. We cannot accept Functional Skills for teaching courses. Other. All offers are subject to an occupational health check and Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced disclosure check. We are committed to safeguarding and child protection. As part of our selection and interview process, we will undertake additional checks to confirm the suitability of candidates. English language requirements. If English is not your first language, IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each element. You must successfully complete IELTS before applying for this course, and we require evidence of your score before we can process your application. Rated ‘good’ by Ofsted for further education initial teacher education in our most recent inspection.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,108 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Duration: full-time: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://evsipr.brighton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app_crs

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