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(Secondary) English PGCE

University of Brighton

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  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    Falmer Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Intro

Our (Secondary) English PGCE leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status for the 11–16 age range and with enrichment opportunities to teach age 16–18.

We will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent English teacher.

Our teaching graduates' benefit from excellent employment rates that are consistently above the sector average. Plus, we’ll continue to support you as an early career teacher.

At Brighton you’ll train to teach with an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ provider and be educated by an expert team.

You’ll gain practical experiences in two carefully selected schools – we have over 600 placement partners offering a variety of opportunities in large, small, urban and rural settings.

At university you’ll learn in our specialist facilities and use our curriculum centre which has over 30,000 resources.

You may be asked at interview to complete a?Subject Knowledge Enhancement ?course if your degree isn’t in this subject area, or you have relevant professional experience but need to learn how to apply that to teaching.

Preparing for your teaching career

You will graduate from this course equipped with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent secondary school teacher.

As well as gaining a PGCE, you will be assessed against the national Teachers’ Standards in order to be recommended for the award of Qualified Teacher Status.

You’ll benefit from our partnership with over 600 schools, where you’ll gain practical school-based experience in a wide range of settings – large, small, rural and urban.

You will gain a knowledge and understanding of your specialist subject in the secondary school context. You will consider the learning and teaching strategies that are relevant to this subject and develop leadership and management skills.

Tuition fees

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£ 15,900per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Brighton

University of Brighton

University of Brighton

  • University League Table

    70th

  • Campus address

    University of Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, BN2 4AT, England

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Courses are designed to develop the skills, knowledge, personal attributes and relevant experience you'll need to begin or develop or your career.
You'll be joining a community of over 3,000 international and EU students.
Eligible students are guaranteed a place in halls of residence.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    English

    82nd out of 96 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    107 53%

    84th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    79th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    70th

    6

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