A Career in Teaching
Our teacher training courses have a strong national and international reputation. We have a long and distinguished record of training teachers dating back to 1839.
We are committed to supporting the Department for Education in widening participation from those groups who are currently under-represented in the teaching profession.
Why Teach?
Start teaching and inspire the next generation
Teaching is one of the most rewarding, interesting yet challenging professions. Teachers are responsible for ensuring that children enjoy learning and gain an education that will enable them to flourish in contemporary society. Join our thriving community of lecturers and staff and enjoy training to teach.
Bursaries and Scholarships
Learn more about the bursaries available for teacher training
You could get up to £27,000 of Government funding and we are offering a bursary of £1,000 for alumni students continuing their studies with a PGCE.*
*The £1000 bursary for alumni students excludes School Direct and Teaching Apprenticeship routes.
Our PGCE Routes
Our Primary Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) programme is designed to ensure that you become a skilled and confident primary school teacher. Working in close partnership with local schools, the course offers high quality Masters level study and professional training from expert tutors.
The programme will help you to develop your skills of critical analysis and enable you to engage with educational research and apply this in the classroom. The PGCE lasts approximately 38 weeks and you will spend 24 of these on a range of contrasting placements in our partner schools.
Whilst in school, you will be supported to develop as a teacher and will take on increasing responsibility for teaching and assessing pupils. By the end of the course, you’ll be equipped as a reflective practitioner ready to teach your own class and to continue your professional learning throughout your career.
The Secondary PGCE programme provides high quality training in eight different subjects. The majority of the course (25 of the 38 weeks) is spent teaching in our partner schools.
Ours is an innovative course which emphasises the relationship between theory and practice. We do this through combining the expertise of university tutors with the expertise of the teachers in our partner schools.
Throughout the course you will have all the benefits of training in school while also having access to the wide range of knowledge, resources and support services provided by the university.
This route is for existing graduates in an early years setting who require further training and further experience to demonstrate the Early Years Teacher standards, or a graduate newly recruited to an early years setting in order to undertake the course.
Browse our PGCE courses
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PGCE Early Years (3-7)
PGCE Early Years (3-7)
- Qualify as an early years teacher in just one year
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
- Smaller class sizes for better learning
PGCE Primary (5-11)
PGCE Primary (5-11)
- Qualify as a primary teacher in just one year
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
- Smaller class sizes for better learning
PGCE Primary (5-11) Modern Languages
PGCE Primary (5-11) Modern Languages
- Qualify as a primary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching modern foreign languages at a primary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Biology
PGCE Secondary Biology
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Biology at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Chemistry
PGCE Secondary Chemistry
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Chemistry at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Physics
PGCE Secondary Physics
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Physics at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Dance
PGCE Secondary Dance
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Dance at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary English
PGCE Secondary English
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching English at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary History
PGCE Secondary History
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching History at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Mathematics
PGCE Secondary Mathematics
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Mathematics at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages
PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Modern Foreign Languages at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Music
PGCE Secondary Music
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Music at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
PGCE Secondary Physical Education
PGCE Secondary Physical Education
- Qualify as a secondary teacher in just one year
- Specialise teaching Physical Education at a secondary level
- Learn at a university with over 180 years' experience in teacher training
- Blend of professional placements and creative theoretical teaching
Assessment Only Route
Assessment Only Route
- Qualify as a school teacher without the need for extensive training
- Covers a large geographical area across the south of England
- 8-10 weeks assessment period
- Teach in any school in the country
