PGCE Primary

All applicants will be required to apply through UCAS by completing an online application form. Applications will then be assessed against the entry criteria for the relevant programme and applicants invited to attend an interview on the basis of this information.

All applicants should:  

• Have a sound academic profile;
• have the aptitude, capability, and resilience to meet the required QTS outcomes by the end of their ITE programme;
• possess the appropriate personal and intellectual qualities to become excellent practitioners;
• read effectively and be able to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written English and/or Welsh;
• not have a criminal background which might prevent them working with children or vulnerable young people, or as an education practitioner; and have not previously been barred or excluded from teaching or working with learners (student teachers are required to arrange for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS));
• demonstrate at the interview stage as having the appropriate personal functional skills in literacy, numeracy and digital competence applicable in a professional teaching and learning context;
• demonstrate their suitability to become excellent teachers;
• meet the requirements of the Welsh Government’s Education Health Standards (2004), confirming their health and physical capacity to undertake a teacher’s responsibilities.

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

A range of bursaries, scholarships, loans and grants are available. Please visit website to find out more.

Successful completion of the programme will lead to recommendation to the Education Workforce Council for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and provides opportunities for employment at the primary level. Graduates can obtain work in schools across Wales, the UK and abroad.

The course is designed to provide a wide range of experiences that will provide our graduates with the knowledge, skills and confidence to prepare them well for the world of work. Cardiff Partnership’s Lead Partnership Schools have been identified as leading providers of education and professional development in Wales and so the opportunity to learn from them and within their own environments means that career progression from student teacher to Newly Qualified Teacher should be seamless. For further information, visit the Discover Teaching website.

The PGCE Primary programme consists of three modules:

• Clinical Practice and Professional Accountability 1 (30 credits at level 6)
• Clinical Practice and Professional Accountability 2 (30 credits at level 6)
• Perspectives in Learning and Teaching (60 credits at level 7)