Overview

The PGCE in Primary Education programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton will take you to an in-depth look at how children learn and will become confident with skills such as lesson planning, classroom management, assessment and evaluation.

Quick Facts:

The PGCE course focuses on primary education specifically, covering topics including early years learning and development, teaching literacy through language, and numeracy instruction.
Over the one-year duration of the course, you will undertake University-based learning at Walsall Campus, and spend at least 120 days divided between two different schools across the 3-11 age range within the primary age phase.
Your University tutor team is available to assist you throughout your training, supporting development of reflection. Every effort is made to ensure that high-quality school placements are provided to you, facilitating learning through observing, co-teaching and being observed by experienced teachers in the classroom.

Career opportunities:

The PGCE in Primary Education leads to recommendation for QTS, and enables you to take up a qualified teaching post in a UK primary school and beyond.
A national survey conducted by the Centre for Education and Employment Research has ranked Wolverhampton as the second most successful UK Higher Education Institute for graduate teacher training employment.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Enhancing Understanding and the Core Curriculum

Professional Learning for Teachers

Professional Standards for Teachers 1

Professional Standards for Teachers 2

The Wider Curriculum

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00

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More details

Direct applications can be made any time prior to the course start date but we will need sufficient time to process it.

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Walsall, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Primary Education View 52 other Masters in Primary Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To hold a first degree of a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification.

For example Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of science (BSc) etc. or similar . They are sometimes known as 'undergraduate' or 'first' degrees.

To have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (previously Grade C) in the GCSE examinations in English, Mathematics and Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Combined Science).

To have taken part in a rigorous selection process designed to assess your readiness to train to teach.

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Tuition Fee

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International

14950 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14950 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

9250 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9250 GBP per year during 12 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

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Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

Student insurance

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Tuition Fee

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Funding

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Scholarships Information

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