PGCE Secondary
Our courses prepare graduates to teach across the 11-19 age range. Please refer to the list on the right to explore individual courses.
There are 3 integrated aspects to our secondary courses:
- Subject teaching: focusing on the curriculum, principles and practice of teaching your subject
- Professional studies: the professional role of the teacher and aspects of teaching which are relevant to the whole school
- Professional placement: 24 weeks spread across 3 terms. Trainees are placed in at least 2 contrasting partnership secondary schools, gradually taking on more responsibility for class teaching as the year progresses
The recent (June 2008) OFSTED inspection of the secondary PGCE course confirmed our Grade 1 'outstanding' award and category A status. Visit the OFSTED reports for our courses and the Training and Development Agency for Schools performance profiles for our secondary courses.