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PGCE Secondary Science: Chemistry

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 chemistry teacher, with our PGCE Secondary Science with Chemistry course at the Institute of Education. At the University of Reading, we recognise the importance of teaching children to explore, understand and make sense of their world through science. You will be trained to teach biology, physics and chemistry up to GCSE, and chemistry to A-level. How you’ll learn: Training to teach science at the University of Reading is an immersive experience, utilising many modes of delivery and participation, with active learning at its core. Your learning will take place through a series of practical seminars and workshops in purpose-built science laboratories, where interactive and discussion-based techniques will encourage you to engage, reflect and challenge. 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. You'll participate in activities designed to help you plan your teaching effectively and imaginatively. You will also discover how to evaluate your skills, particularly in terms of the quality of learning achieved by pupils.

Application deadline

01/08/2025

Tuition fees

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(International fees)

£ 2,645month

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University information

University of Reading

University of Reading

University of Reading

  • University League Table

    36th

  • Campus address

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

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Chemistry

    40th out of 50 1

    13th out of 91 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 217
    120 55%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    80.0 80%

    39th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.84 71%

    47th

    7

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    133 58%

    29th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    16th

    10

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 80%

    44th

    15

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