Overview

Qualify as a secondary school teacher in just one year

The School Direct Secondary training route is a full-time, school-based programme that runs over one year. It offers the opportunity to work closely with a lead school and tutors from the university to develop your chosen secondary subject knowledge.

You’ll get the opportunity to work in a school and gain a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) or a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education qualification at the University. You will need to apply directly to a school that will train you in partnership with the University.

Alongside working in a specific school, great care is taken to find you a six-week placement in a second school. This will build your teaching skills by experiencing a contrasting setting and demographic.

After successful completion, you’ll be a qualified teacher in just one year

On this course you will:

• Gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required by the teaching profession.
• Earn as you work in a professional school environment.
• Gain a PGCE qualification so you’ll be a qualified teacher in just one year.
• Develop your competence and confidence by working within the classroom environment.

Careers

Take the first steps towards your career within primary education

This programme prepares you for a career as a secondary school teacher.

At the end of the year upon satisfactory completion of the programme, you will be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status alongside an academic award of PGCE or PgCE.

You will then be ready for the next stage of your development as a Newly Qualified Teacher in school.