What is a PGCE?

All teachers working in a state-maintained or special school in England and Wales need Qualified Teaching Status (QTS).

If you have an undergraduate degree or are working towards one, a PGCE course can train you to teach and gain QTS.

Our ten-month PGCE courses provide a robust and highly effective education in learning to teach in primary or secondary school.

When you complete your PGCE, you will work for two years as an Early Career Teacher (ECT). You'll then become fully qualified. By choosing a PGCE at The University of Manchester, you can benefit from:

• a comprehensive curriculum planned and delivered alongside partner schools, academies, and colleges;
• a programme and partnership with a commitment to anti-racism and social justice
• postgraduate-level study at a highly regarded university;
• potential employment in one of our partner schools, academies, or colleges;
• significant and varied school/college-based teaching experience;
• experience in our partner schools with trained and committed mentors;
• teaching from research-active experts in education;
• training which is responsive to changes in national and local issues.