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  • Qualification

    PGDE - Professional Graduate Diploma in Education

  • Location

    The University of Edinburgh

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    9 months

Course summary

The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Secondary is for graduates who want to become subject-specialist teachers in the secondary sector. This programme is the Scottish route to qualified teacher status.This is an intensive programme of study, divided equally between University-based and school-based activities.The programme is designed to prepare you for the range of roles that teachers are expected to play:A competent, reflective classroom practitionerA collaborator who contributes to the wider informal curriculum of the schoolA subject specialist and a curriculum developerA teacher in society, whether building strong relationships with parents or contributing to national policy debates

Tuition fees

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£ 26,500per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9YL, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    6th out of 91 1

    15th out of 48 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    188 82%

    6th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    89.0 89%

    6th

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.13 78%

    59th

    18
  • Entry standards

    / Max 224
    213 95%

    7th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    24th

    6
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.82 71%

    44th

    9

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