PGCE and ProfGCE in Secondary Education Physical Education

Work placement
School experience is at the heart of the programme and during the thirty-six week programme you'll spend twenty-four weeks in a school. The rest of the time you'll be on campus. The school experience is made up of a number of serial day placements, including visits to a primary school and a special school and two block placements in partner secondary schools.

What's next for my career?
On successful completion of the programme you will be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status and be ready to start your teaching career.

Honours degree (2.2 or higher), awarded by a UK university or an overseas award recognised as equivalent by NARIC.

GCSE or IGCSE Maths and English Language at grade 4 or above (grade C or above under the previous grading structure).

All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

Upon completion of the course, you'll be awarded Qualified Teacher Status.

Why choose this course?
You'll benefit from our experience as a leading regional of Initial Teacher Training and an excellent reputation as a training provider among local employers, achieving high scores in all our Ofsted inspections. Upon completion of the course, graduate employment is high with many going onto fulfilling teaching careers.

The programme is structured to enable you to develop the skills required by a secondary physical education teacher, and to develop specific expertise for making a distinctive contribution to secondary practice.

The strengths of our PGCE secondary programmes are the high levels of pastoral care and support we offer trainees. We also have effective partnerships with schools which enhances trainees' subject knowledge and conceptual understanding of teaching and ensures our trainees achieve good levels of attainment.