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Qualification
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
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Location
Falmer Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
29-SEP-25
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Intro
Our (Secondary) Biology PGCE leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status for the 11–16 age range and offers enrichment opportunities to teach age 16–18.
We will equip you with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent biology teacher. You will benefit from also teaching chemistry and physics and we will develop your subject and pedagogical knowledge to be able to do this.
Our teaching graduates' benefit from excellent employment rates that are consistently above the sector average. Plus, we’ll continue to support you as an early career teacher.
At Brighton you’ll train to teach with an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ provider and be educated by an expert team.
You’ll gain practical experiences in two carefully selected schools – we have over 600 placement partners offering a variety of opportunities in large, small, urban and rural settings.
At university you’ll learn in our specialist science lab and other facilities that replicate those used in schools.
Preparing for your teaching career
You will graduate from this course equipped with the skills and knowledge to become a confident and competent secondary school teacher.
As well as gaining a PGCE, you will be assessed against the national Teachers’ Standards in order to be recommended for the award of Qualified Teacher Status.
You’ll benefit from our partnership with over 600 schools, where you’ll gain practical school-based experience in a wide range of settings – large, small, rural and urban.
You will gain a knowledge and understanding of your specialist subject in the secondary school context. You will consider the learning and teaching strategies that are relevant to this subject and develop leadership and management skills.
Modules
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£ 15,900per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
70th
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Campus address
University of Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road, Brighton, Brighton & Hove, BN2 4AT, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
27th out of 91 5
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Entry standards
/ Max 224134 60%44th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10085.0 85%17th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.27 82%19th
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