PGCE Primary (3-7) with QTS - Arete Learning Trust at University of York

A 10-month full-time PGCE that prepares graduates to teach across the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 (ages 3-7) and leads to a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Two-thirds of the time is spent on school placements, with the remainder in university-based training at the Department of Education.

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

What you will study

Two school placements in partner schools are integrated with university sessions. Assessed work covers lesson observation and wider school ethos, evaluation of a learning and teaching sequence, and a special study as a reflective and research-literate practitioner, alongside professional aspects such as meeting the Teachers' Standards, secondary experience and a professional enrichment experience.

Career pathways

Primary school teacher, dyslexia support worker, careers adviser, educational administrator, education consultant, youth worker.

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