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Secondary Education Geography PGCE

University of Gloucestershire

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Course options

  • Qualification

    PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

  • Location

    Francis Close Hall - Cheltenham

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

We offer our students an exceptional training experience – if you’re looking for a lifelong, challenging and exciting career, teaching may be for you.

By incorporating current trends and issues into our teaching, you will be prepared as best as possible for the classroom. As a part of our distinctive and ambitious curriculum you will understand and apply your knowledge of:

  • Enquiry Based Learning
  • Thinking Geographically & Powerful Knowledge
  • Fieldwork & Geographical Skills
  • Education for Sustainable Development

Your subject knowledge workshops will support you to expand your Geography knowledge and develop a toolkit to support effective learning which develops curiosity about the world amongst students. You will master skills to teach GIS, alongside opportunities to explore fieldwork outside the classroom. You will cover a broad range of human and physical geographical themes, such as landforms and processes, place and identity, sustainable futures, globalisation and development, weather and climate. You will consider the changing geography curriculum and contemporary issues such as decolonising the geography curriculum. You will also be encouraged to reflect on up-to-date research on the latest pedagogy, making critical evaluations and considering how it might influence your ongoing practice.

You will explore all areas of the Geography National Curriculum, considering transitions between phases. You will be encouraged and guided to become confident with designing your own ambitious Geography curriculum to prepare students for the changing world in which we live.

You’ll be supported by a range of experienced professionals, both during school placements and by academic staff at the university. The programme aims to help you become an engaging and effective teacher within the 11–16 age range, providing the input and opportunities that could enable you to teach post-16.

We were founded as a teaching college 175 years ago, and following the introduction of new quality requirements, our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), have successfully achieved reaccreditation in 2022 by the Department of Education.

Our ITT courses have also recently been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, with inspectors highlighting their ‘unique’ emphasis on sustainability and the University’s strong partnership with schools.

Tuition fees

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£ 16,600per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Gloucestershire

  • University League Table

    72nd

  • Campus address

    University of Gloucestershire, The Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 2RH, England

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    42nd out of 91 6

    40th out of 72 15

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    123 54%

    53rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    51st

    18
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.18 80%

    44th

    7
  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    114 54%

    53rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    51st

    4
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.50 87%

    1st

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