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

Whether you're currently studying or already hold a degree and looking to change direction, our range of postgraduate courses will open doors to a career in teaching.

As a teacher, you'll be joining a secure profession that offers a competitive starting salary and plenty of opportunity for career progression.

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  • We offer primary, secondary and further education PGCEs, Early Years Initial Teacher Training, School Direct programmes and the new teaching apprenticeship.

  • Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2018 for early years, primary and secondary initial teacher training.

  • We’re in the top 15 for education courses in England, Complete University Guide 2021.

  • Tax-free training bursaries and scholarships available (details to be announced soon).

  • Our graduates consistently enjoy above sector average rates of employment.

  • You can apply for 2021 courses from 13 October.

Explore our courses

Take a virtual tour of our facilities

Falmer campus facilities 

Most of our teaching courses are based at our Brighton Falmer campus where facilities include: the curriculum centre, school classrooms for different subjects, workshops, photography darkroom, kiln room, and our performance studio.

Click on the image to take a 360º tour of our facilities at Falmer.

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Eastbourne campus facilities 

Dance and Physical Education teaching courses are based at our Eastbourne campus where facilities include a sports centre, swimming pool, sports halls, outdoor pitch, climbing wall and dance studio.

Click on the image to take a 360º tour of our Eastbourne facilities.

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Our postgraduate teaching courses

Secondary

Early years

Primary

Further education

School direct

Apprenticeships

See what our students think about training to teach at Brighton

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Outstanding training

Our primary, secondary and early years initial teacher training is rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted and supplemented by varied placement opportunities with our 600 partner schools. You will also have access to facilities such as our curriculum centre with its 30,000 specialist resources for trainee teachers.

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Choice of routes

Our long-established PGCE programme includes primary, secondary and further education routes, with 12 specialist secondary subjects to choose from. We also offer Early Years Initial Teacher Training, School Direct Training and Salaried programmes, and teaching apprenticeships.

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Career success

Our trainee teachers benefit from excellent employment rates after graduation that are consistently above the sector average. We will also continue to support you after you qualify through our NQT support programme, so you won't have to start your career on your own.

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