This Masters level programme offers Qualified Teacher Status for the 11-16 age range with enhancement to 19 in secondary schools. Out of the thirty-six weeks of the programme, you spend twenty-four weeks on practical experience in local secondary schools. You also benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a team of practicing teachers from our partner schools.

We offer training for Art and Design, Business Education, English, Mathematics*, Modern Foreign Languages*( French, French with German, German with French, French with Spanish) and Biology*, Chemistry*, and Physics*.

* Available part-time over 2 years

Why train with us?

The University of Hertfordshire is a leading regional provider of Initial Teacher Training. Consistently high achieving in its Ofsted inspections and in the Guardian and Times League tables it is recognised as a very good quality training provider by local employers and graduate employability is amongst the highest in the country. 

The PGCE team of tutors are highly qualified and all have had held senior positions and had successful careers in secondary schools.  Key strengths of our PGCE programme are the high levels of pastoral care and support we offer trainees and the effectiveness of our partnership with schools to enhance trainees' subject knowledge and conceptual understanding of teaching to ensure our trainees achieve good levels of attainment.

We take pride in our ex trainees who are currently outstanding teachers working in secondary schools all over the country.

 

Entry requirements

How we select our trainees

Stage 1  -  Screening applications to identify the following:

• Honours degree with minimum of 2.2 classification
• Minimum of grade C in GCSE English and maths
• Two weeks work experience in one or more  secondary schools to show commitment to teaching in secondary context
• Good academic reference in support of your application
• Good personal statement which demonstrates passion and enthusiasm to teaching your chosen subject in secondary schools
• Good general knowledge about current educational issues and how this might affect both career prospects and learning and teaching
• Good subject knowledge in the area you are interested in

English, Business Education and Art requirements

All of the above

Mathematics

All the above, plus A level maths if you do not have a degree with enough mathematics components.

Modern Foreign Languages

All the above with either a degree in the language you are interested in or if it is your native language

Biology

All of the above with the degree in a biological science

Chemistry           

All of the above with the degree in a chemistry subject or one where the content s at least 40%. Alternatively a minimum C grade in A level chemistry will be acceptable.

Physics

All of the above with the degree in physics or one where the content s at least 40%. Alternatively a minimum C grade in A level physics will be acceptable.

Stage 2   -  Formal interview

If applications are successful then we invite candidates for interviews which consist of group and individual interviews to

• Assess your commitment, passion and enthusiasm to teach in secondary schools
• Assess your interpersonal skills and if they are able to work with others
• Assess your subject knowledge for teaching

Study routes

• Part-time 2 Years
• Full-time 1 Year

Location(s)

• de Havilland campus

Professional accreditation

Qualified Teacher Status