Secondary PGCE

Due to thestrong, long-standing partnership with 150+ local schools serving diverse local communities, you will benefit from significant school-based teaching experience in a range of different contexts. Not only will you learn from experienced school-based colleagues, you will also learn from the pupils you will teach. Your placements also provide a useful networking opportunity, helping you to decide what kind of school you want to work in once you qualify.

During the Secondary PGCE course from University of Nottingham , they offer the following specializations:

• PGCE Secondary English

• PGCE Secondary Mathematics

• PGCE Secondary History

• PGCE Secondary Geography

• PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages

• PGCE Secondary Combined Science: Physics

• PGCE Secondary Combined Science: Chemistry

• PGCE Secondary Combined Science: Biology

• Engineers Teach Physics or PGCE Secondary Combined Science: Physics

Careers

Personalised support for thebeginning teachers is important to them. Theyoffer this in many ways through personal tutors, school-based mentors and coordinators, student support groups, and thewellbeing team. On top of this, you can access all the university’s support services.

Additional enrichment opportunities including time in an alternative provision, immersive practice days, special interest groups and School of Education seminars and events, ensure you have a range of rich, exciting learning experiences throughout the course.

The university experience will include:

• working with groups of beginning teachers

• modelling of teacher approaches you can use in your classroom

• exploring research and practice

• keynote inputs from experts, for example staff that specialise in special and inclusive education

• peer teaching and learning

• immersive practice days to develop understanding of, and have opportunities to practice, key aspects of teaching

• exploring and practising all elements of being a teacher in a 'safe' space