PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Education with Qualified Teacher Status QTS

Prior experience in teaching or in schools is not a pre-requisite of acceptance onto the course. We will conduct an interview on our Whittlebury Park campus in-person or online to determine your suitability for the PGCE with QTS.

To apply to the course, all trainees must:

• Have achieved a standard equivalent to a Grade-4 (C grade) GCSE in English and Mathematics. For those training to teach pupils aged 3-11, a Grade-4 (C grade) in a Science subject is also required.
• Hold a UK undergraduate degree or equivalent.
• Take part in a rigorous selection process to assess their suitability to train to teach. This involves an application form, pre-interview tasks for subject knowledge, English and Maths, and an interview.
• Students must have undergone suitable background checks with regard to the Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance, including an enhanced DBS check. The National Institute of Teaching and Education funds the DBS check for tuition-fee paying students. The DBS is paid for by the school for students on the employed route.

For fees and funding options, please visit website to find out more

Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Our PGCE with QTS is a teacher training course, which upon successful completion certifies trainees to teach in state-maintained schools in England. Many independent schools now also prefer their teachers to have the qualification.

• Behaviour and Classroom Management
• Curriculum Delivery and Assessment
• Development of the Teachers’ Standards
• Practical Teaching Practice

We believe that initial teacher training is best done in schools, supported by first-rate teachers and underpinned by the quality and standards expected from a university.

Our distinct course enables you to be based in a school for its duration, whilst following a university-led course, which has been designed and is delivered by experts in teacher training.