PGCE - Secondary - Psychology

• 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.

• Plan and teach a research methods day for Year 12 students in a local school.
• Use technology to create innovative methods of teaching and assessing.
• Teach a second subject to enhance your CV.
• Develop networks with experts from each of the exam boards.
• Work with teachers and pupils from local sixth forms at the University.
• Links to subject associations.

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

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

• Gain expertise through one of our unique Enhancement Activities: PSHE and Citizenship, Developing a Second Subject, English as an Additional Language, 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.

UK students

The standard tuition fee for full-time UK students enrolling on a PGCE in the academic year 2023/24 will be £9,250 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 2023/24 will be £15,800 per year.

For more details, please visit our course fees page.

You may be able to 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 are disabled.

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 'Traditional Hall' at £122 per week to 'En-suite Premium' at £207 per week (2023/24 prices).

For full details visit our accommodation page.