Secondary Education PGCE(s) with QTS

PGCE(s) with QTS

Your course

If you’ve got an undergraduate degree and are passionate about training to become a secondary school teacher, then studying one of our Secondary Education PGCEs with QTS could be for you. You’ll develop your subject specialist knowledge alongside hands-on classroom experience.

We offer the following subject areas: Art and Design, Computing, Design and Technology, Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science with Biology, Science with Chemistry, Science with Physics.

You’ll learn how to plan and teach interesting and creative lessons which encourage enquiry and discussion and foster pupils’ enjoyment and curiosity about your subject. You’ll also develop your theoretical and practical knowledge through studying themes like child development, behaviour management and educational philosophy.

Placements

A key element of your studies and learning takes place whilst you’re on placement. You’ll undertake a number of compulsory placements as part of your programme – normally around 120 days in at least two partner schools.

You’ll experience the wider role of a teacher in secondary education. You’ll have the support of both subject and professional mentors in schools who will help you to develop your practice through observations, planning meetings, weekly tutorials, reports and in-depth lesson evaluations. Your university tutor will visit you in school to guide, support and evaluate your progress.

Our partnership schools are situated across the local area including Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield, Leeds, Bradford, and we’ll endeavour to place you in a convenient location.

Your future

Upon successful completion of the course we recommend Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) be awarded by the Department for Education. Successful completion of your PGCE course prepares you to start your first teaching year (NQT year) within a secondary school setting.

You could also continue your professional development through our suite of postgraduate Education Master’s (MA) degrees, where MA level credits gained on your PGCE mean you’re already on your way to gaining a full MA qualification.

Course info

Course length:

1 year full-time

Entry requirement:

Honours degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject. Please see courses.hud.ac.uk for full details of individual course requirements.

GCSE English Language and Maths at grade 4/C or above and Science where appropriate.

Additional criteria:

DBS check

Health clearances, Two references and an interview

“We take great pride in running a fantastic PGCE course at the University of Huddersfield. Our research informed program is tailored to suit the needs of our trainees and local schools, with a focus on developing expert teachers with outstanding subject knowledge. Our graduates have the tools to help students make excellent progress whilst maintaining a good teacher work-life balance.”

Jayne Price, Head of Department for Initial Teacher Training