Secondary Education: University of Southampton

Course Description

This postgraduate programme provides training if you wish to teach within the 11–18 age range in schools. Depending on your background and experience, you will be recruited to a main curriculum subject group, such as English, history, geography, information technology, mathematics, modern languages, music, religious education, physical education or sciences. You will learn how to plan, teach and assess, and how to organise and manage a classroom. Supervised school experience will be provided in all three terms. The programme also offers you the opportunity to qualify with 60 credits towards a master’s qualification.

Subject-enhanced programmes

PGCE programmes in mathematics, chemistry and physics, with a duration of 18 or 24 months, may be appropriate if your degree background is not suitable for the 12-month PGCE programmes. The additional time will focus on developing subject knowledge suitable for progression to the 12-month programme. Contact us for more information.

Entry Requirements

• A degree awarded by a British University or by the Council for National Academic Awards, or an equivalent qualification, plus O level or GCSE passes (grades A–C), or the equivalent, in English language and mathematics – most students hold at least an upper second-class honours degree in a relevant subject; those with a lower degree class and suitable classroom experience will be considered
• You will be expected to have some experience of working with children, in either a paid or a voluntary role