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Engineering

Primary PGCE at University of Sussex

University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Experience school-led teacher training. Develop your skills as a reflective practitioner with support from tutors. This course prepares you to start your career as a new teacher and be successful. You’ll learn to teach in schools in East or West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, Surrey, Hampshire or Kent.

Department: Department of Education  |  Duration: 10 months full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: August 2027  |  Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Applying Professional Knowledge - Primary, Developing Professional Practice, Advancing Professional Practice.

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Entry requirements

Degree requirements: You should normally have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: You will need: a strong knowledge and understanding of Primary education, and a sound awareness of current issues in state English Primary schools; a degree in a subject related to the Primary national curriculum, or a related subject such as child development, psychology, etc. Your qualification must be from an approved Higher Education institution or validating body; GCSE English, Mathematics and a science subject at grade C (or equivalent). You must provide evidence of these qualifications at interview. Undertaking a short classroom type teaching task and showing an awareness of the curriculum and school life is part of our interview process, so you may wish to prepare yourself by spending some time in an appropriate school setting for the subject/phase you intend to teach beforehand. English language: IELTS (Academic) Advanced level (7.0 overall, including at least 6.5 in each component). Apply by 30 April (International) and August (UK)..

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. for full-time students Source

International applicants: GBP 18,500 a year. for full-time students Source

Intake: August 2027

Duration: 10 months full time

Apply through the official page: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/masters/apply

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