PGCE - Secondary - Modern languages

• Enrich your subject knowledge drawing on the expertise of tutors with national and international research profiles in partnership with school mentors with excellent current practice in your specialist area.
• An excellent teacher requires confident subject knowledge and an understanding about how pupils learn. The majority of your time in university is in subject workshops.  

• Carry on working on your subject knowledge throughout the course.
• Plan activities for the European Day of Languages for KS3 pupils at a local school.
• Work with Modern Languages mentors and Heads of Department, for example, to explore links between grammar teaching and problem-solving, to reflect on how to work effectively with disadvantaged learners and to understand how to motivate boys to study languages.  
• Network with PGCE Modern Languages students from another University to share good practice.
• Teach a lesson at a Primary school and reflect on KS2/KS3 transition.
• Take part in cross-curricular sessions with trainees from different PGCE subjects to enrich your practice.
• Links to subject associations.

• Understand and apply theory and research on how children learn and develop.
• Explore a range of learning and teaching styles, and classroom organisation.
• Discover how to promote progress through observing, planning, teaching and assessing learning.

• Develop adaptive teaching strategies to respond to the unique needs in a range of contexts, leveraging the diversity inherent in schools.
• Be informed by the research and evidence about effective teaching at a general level before applying this knowledge to subject-specific approaches.
• Learn the expectations, standards and behaviours which are appropriate to the profession and the wider responsibilities of a teacher.

• Gain expertise through one of our unique Enhancement Activities: PSHE and Citizenship, Careers Education, Education in Climate Emergency, Teenage Mental Health, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Technology Enhanced Learning.  In addition, we also offer an Aspiring Leaders programme.

• Become a reflective self-evaluating practitioner.
• Enjoy great employment prospects; our support takes you from trainee to ECT (Early Career Teacher) and beyond
• Prepare for leadership and your Masters with 60 credits and a strong research foundation.

120 days teaching in schools plus additional days which allow opportunities to prepare and rehearse key teaching skills, covering three foundational teaching skills; explanations and modelling, talk for learning, and assessment for impact. These additional days will explore practical strategies for the classroom, with opportunities to practice, rehearse and implement in school.

UK and EU students

The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students enrolling on a PGCE in the academic year 2024/25 will be £9,250 per year.*

* Please note that for EU students training as Physics or Languages teachers and in receipt of a UK government bursary/scholarship package the fee is £17,400 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

International students

The standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on a PGCE in the academic year 2024/25 will be £17,400 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

You can get help with the costs of teacher training. A student finance package will include a Tuition Fee Loan and a Maintenance Loan. You may also be eligible for extra help if you have children or have a disability.

Some courses are also eligible for a tax-free bursary or scholarship depending on your subject, degree classification or highest academic qualification.

Every course has day-to-day costs for essential books, trips, stationery, printing and photocopying.

Travel costs for placements vary depending on the location of schools and your mode of transport, sometimes these may be reclaimed depending on your individual circumstances.

We organise occasional visits to increase subject knowledge. Travel costs are at your own expense but we do encourage car sharing. In addition there is sometimes a fee but this is not normally more than £20 in total.

In addition, we encourage you to join subject specific associations. The cost is typically between £25 to £50 for which you benefit from their support, guidance and resources.

The DfE requires all trainee teachers to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which you will need to pay for.

Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience. Our halls of residence are home to friendly student communities, making them great places to live and study.

We have over 1,000 rooms across our range of student halls. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Chestnut Halls' at £131 per week to 'Oak Halls' at £221 per week (2024/25 prices).

For full details visit our accommodation page.