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Course Overview

School Direct was introduced in 2012 and allows schools to recruit students onto teacher education courses run in collaboration with universities. To make sure you have a range of placement opportunities, schools work together in Teaching Alliances.

These placements will be in contrasting schools to give you a broad range of experience - they could be in city, suburban or rural schools, in the independent or state sector.

By the end of the course you will achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and awarded a University of Leicester PGCE.

The School Direct Secondary PGCE is run in partnership with a range of partner schools. You can choose which school you would like to apply for and then submit your application through UCAS.

Each School Direct provider school will offer its own unique range of placement experiences and opportunities but will still share most, if not all, the Secondary PGCE Professional Studies Course with the students on our 'core' (University-led) Secondary Education PGCE course, giving you a great opportunity to share experience and practice with other students. Your subject studies will be undertaken together with core PGCE students.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

2:1 degree for English, Geography, History or Social Science
2:2 degree for Maths, MFL, Sciences or RE
(We may, under exceptional circumstances, accept a Third if there are other very strong recommending features in your application.)

  • GCSE Grade C or above in English Language and Maths.
  • A-levels (or equivalent) in relevant subjects
  • Although not essential, you may find it useful to have recent experience working with children and/or observing teaching in a school setting, ideally relating to the age range/subject you wish to teach. When writing your application you should try to reflect on your experience and tell us what you learned.
  • A pass in the Professional Skills Tests in literacy and numeracy

English Language Requirements:

You must have a GCSE Grade C in English Language. Please see our entry requirements (left) for more information.

Fees

UK/EU Student Fee:

  • £9250

International Student Fee:

  • £15405

This information was accurate on : 26/03/2021
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