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PGCE Secondary Geography

University of Reading

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  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    London Road Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    10 Months

Course summary

Develop your teaching skills, and qualify as a secondary geography teacher, with our PGCE Secondary Education with Geography course. At the Institute of Education, you’ll be trained to teach children from secondary school intake at the age of 11 to the end of their A-levels. Our PGCE Geography course combines theory, research and practical classroom experience with children of different ages. You’ll explore a range of pedagogical approaches to geography teaching – physical, human and environmental. You will learn through a series of seminars and workshops in a well-resourced campus environment, as well as in the field. You’ll also have the opportunity to use GIS software during your training, and to conduct and reflect upon fieldwork. Throughout your course, you will: attend presentations by subject experts, work on tasks in groups, have individual tutorials, write assignments on aspects of teaching and professional studies, visit schools or other education settings, as well as museums and other sites of interest.

Application deadline

01/08/2025

Tuition fees

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£ 2,645month

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    43rd

  • Campus address

    Whiteknights Campus, Henley Business School, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6UD, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Education

    10th out of 91 3

    25th out of 70 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    126 59%

    21st

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    88.0 88%

    7th

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.06 77%

    79th

    35

  • Entry standards

    / Max 205
    113 55%

    37th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    31st

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.30 82%

    12th

    14

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