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Secondary PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status

Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
PgCE On-Campus Full-time 37 September find out find out

About Secondary PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status, PgCE - at University of Buckingham

The Secondary Postgraduate Certificate in Education with QTS is the accreditation that enables teachers to teach in state-maintained and special schools in England.

This course is available to teachers who are currently employed in maintained or independent schools in England. You will be expected to undertake a teaching placement in a contrasting school. The duration of this placement is determined upon interview but is usually for 30-hours over a period of three weeks.

What is the point of doing a PGCE if I am already working in a school?

"The course introduced me to teaching techniques and classroom strategies that I was able to implement immediately."

Patrick Shacklady, PGCE


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