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  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    Sir Tom Cowie Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    22-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Overview

The PGCE Primary Education will qualify you to teach at primary level in any state-maintained school in England and Wales.

This one year PGCE teaching course blends theoretical knowledge with carefully supervised teaching experience. You will attend placements in a variety of school settings to gain a broad understanding of being a primary school teacher.

Career ready

This degree awards Qualified Teacher Status, which means that when you graduate you’ll be qualified to teach in any state-maintained primary school in England and Wales. Most graduates from this course go on to become a primary school teacher.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,000per year

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University information

University of Sunderland

  • University League Table

    75th

  • Campus address

    University of Sunderland, Edinburgh Building, City Campus, Chester Road, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR1 3SD, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    66th out of 91 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 224
    137 61%

    35th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    77.0 77%

    49th

    34
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.95 74%

    75th

    10

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