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Postgraduate teaching courses

Become a teacher and inspire the next generation – there's no better place to train than on the postgraduate teaching courses at the University of Brighton.

We're 8th in the UK for education courses (Guardian University Guide 2023), in the top 20 in the UK (The Times League Tables, 2023) and in the top 20 in England (Complete University Guide, 2022). 

In education, 100% of our research impact is assessed as outstanding or very considerable in terms of its reach and significance in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework

PGCE teacher training

You will train to teach with an Ofsted 'outstanding' provider – we've been educating teachers and leaders for over 100 years. 

We offer specialist classrooms and facilities where you'll develop the skills needed to be a great education professional. And you'll benefit from varied school-based experience with our 600+ partner schools, colleges and early years settings.

We’ll also continue to support you after graduation through your first few years as an early career practitioner.

You may be eligible for a tax-free teaching bursary or scholarship to help fund yourself on some postgraduate teacher training courses (PGCE).

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Our Courses

Early years

  • Early Years Education PGCert with Early Years Teacher Status

Primary PGCE

  • Primary 3–7 years PGCE
  • Primary 5–11 years PGCE
  • School Direct Tuition and School Direct Salaried

Further education

  • Further Education and Training PGCE

Apprenticeships

  • Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship

Secondary PGCE

  • (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE
  • (Secondary) Biology PGCE
  • (Secondary) Chemistry PGCE
  • (Secondary) Dance PGCE
  • (Secondary) English PGCE
  • (Secondary) Geography PGCE
  • (Secondary) History PGCE
  • (Secondary) Mathematics PGCE
  • (Secondary) Modern Foreign Languages PGCE
  • (Secondary) Physical Education PGCE
  • (Secondary) Physics PGCE
  • (Secondary) Physics with Mathematics PGCE
  • (Secondary) Religious Studies PGCE
  • School Direct Tuition and School Direct Salaried
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Why train to teach at Brighton

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A route into teaching for you

Our PGCE programme includes primary, secondary and further education courses. We offer two primary courses and 12 secondary courses ranging in subjects from physics to physical education. We also offer School Direct Tuition and Salaried programmes, and the Teacher Apprenticeship.

Our part-time early years course is designed for those already working with children aged from birth to five. Achieving EYTS enables taking on higher level and leadership roles.

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Outstanding facilities

Our specialist classrooms replicate those used in schools so you’ll feel at home when you go on your school-based training and start your career.

Our Curriculum Centre at Falmer is home to more than 30,000 specialist resources, spanning all national curriculum subjects and includes games, DVDs, and an extensive collection of children’s books.

For Physical Education PGCE students we have extensive on-campus facilities including dance studios, a swimming pool and climbing wall.

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Varied school-based experience

You will benefit from our partnerships with over 600 schools and colleges where you’ll gain school-based training in a wide range of settings – large, small, rural and urban.

Our staff will ensure that you are well prepared before your school-based training, and that you have all the support and guidance needed to make the most of these opportunities.

School-based training will enable you to demonstrate and grow your knowledge and make valuable school contacts which will help when you are looking for your first teaching role.

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Career success

Our trainee teachers benefit from excellent employment rates after graduation that are consistently above the sector average.

University of Brighton trained teachers are highly sought after by our partnership schools and are known for their creative and innovative approaches to teaching.

Many secure teaching jobs with the schools where they spent their placement prior to graduating, as well as take on mentoring and leadership roles, or opt for specialist roles such as special education needs.

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Learn with experts

You will be taught by a highly-qualified and enthusiastic team with an outstanding national reputation.

Most of our staff were teachers themselves prior to their academic career so are fully experienced in the classroom. They will provide all the support and guidance you need to ensure you gain classroom confidence.

Research and professional expertise and interests are hugely varied across the team and tutors harness their passion and enthusiasm in support of their students.

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Supporting your career

We will continue to support you after you qualify through our early career teachers support programme, so you won't have to start your career on your own. This ranges from offering advice to providing materials to support you in the classroom.

We also offer a range of CPD opportunities including specialist PGCerts, an Education MA and research degrees which will enable you to develop in-depth knowledge of a particular subject.

Accreditation and professional links

Our work in initial teacher education provision was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted for early years, primary and secondary and 'good' for further education in our most recent inspection. 

Key findings included:

  • School, setting and college leaders rightly hold the programmes and the contribution they make to supply and retention of first-rate teachers in the area in very high regard.
  • Employment rates are consistently above average.

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Our teaching courses lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) which is awarded by the Teaching Regulation Agency.

QTS is a legal requirement to teach in maintained schools in England and used by many other schools to assess the quality of candidates for teaching jobs.

You’ll be assessed against the Teachers’ Standards to ensure you meet the expectations for joining the teaching profession. 

QTS is also recognised in Wales, once you register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC).

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On completion of our Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) route, you will be awarded  a postgraduate certificate (PGCert) in Early Years Education with Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS).

Your training will enable you to meet the early years teachers' standards.

Achieving EYTS means that you’ll be able to take on higher level and leadership roles to improve the experiences and life-chances of young children, providing them with the best start in life. EYTS is awarded and professionally accredited by the Department for Education.

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As one of the largest providers of initial teacher training in the UK, and the largest in the region, our school-led Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership works to ensure that trainee teachers receive the best possible support and education.

We believe that equipping the next generation of teachers to be outstanding is only possible through an equal and close collaboration between schools, colleges and universities.

Within our partnership we collaborate from initial trainee recruitment, through the delivery of teacher training, and beyond qualification to the continuing professional development of teachers.

Find out more about our ITE Partnership.

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