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PGCE Secondary - History

University of Leicester

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  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    University of Leicester

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Student teachers within the Geography, RE and History subject specialisms are taught as a Humanities PGCE group. You will have specialist inputs on your chosen subject and also gain experience of issues in planning and teaching cross-curricular work within the Humanities. Your two school placements are in your specialist subject.

History is one of the oldest subjects in the school curriculum and has undergone something of a transformation in recent decades. We are committed to History being taught as a lively, thought-provoking subject.

Throughout the course you are expected to develop your subject knowledge. This is one of the joys of teaching your subject - you will develop more knowledge yourself. Enhancing your subject knowledge is a priority and you will need to take responsibility for your own learning and adapt to whatever is required in schools.

You will be well-supported and encouraged in developing your knowledge and understanding of how History can be taught well. We will help by auditing your knowledge, organising peer teaching and sharing of expertise, and recommending reading when appropriate.

The History PGCE course aims to:

  • Model good practice for your work with pupils, with an emphasis on active, student-centred learning
  • Help you develop varied, imaginative strategies for use in the classroom
  • Demonstrate how artefacts, original documents and photographs, drama, role play and re-enactment, oral and local history and fieldwork can be used to enhance pupils' learning
  • Develop your capacity to reflect on the nature of the key concepts of History in order to be able to teach them well
  • Provide you with opportunities to develop collaboratively with other History specialist trainees by sharing expertise from your prior study of History and by working closely with your peers in developing and evaluating your teaching
  • Develop your understanding of your professional role as one which contributes within a department and in relation to whole-school communities

Tuition fees

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£ 18,950per 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 Leicester

University of Leicester

University of Leicester

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

    University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RH, England

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A popular choice for international students, with an alumni community from over 100 countries, sharing their cultures with each other.
Leicester is in the centre of England with great transport links, making it easy to explore the whole country while studying at the university.
Want to explore further afield? Leicester has great European links – with one change of train, Leicester students can be in Paris by lunchtime.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    History

    26th out of 91

  • Entry standards

    / Max 204
    119 58%

    50th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    23rd

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.23 81%

    35th

    5

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