Secondary Initial Teacher Education (ITE)

Why train to teach at UWE?

Teaching is a rewarding career and teachers can make a real difference to young people’s lives. As a trainee teacher at UWE you will be joining an innovative, creative, well regarded programme to qualify to teach across the 11 – 18 Secondary age range and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). You will be taught by lecturers with extensive experience of teaching who are passionate about their subjects and active researchers in education.

Ofsted judged the PGCE secondary programme as outstanding (Grade 1) in February 2011 and highlighted many key strengths including:

Our up-to-date knowledge which enables trainees to develop into highly employable teachers.
The strength of the partnership with schools which provides effective support for initial teacher education.
The commitment of mentors and senior professional tutors who provide trainees with excellent guidance, enabling them to make good progress and fulfil their potential as teachers.

At UWE we produce teachers who are creative, with excellent subject knowledge, the ability to enthuse and inspire young people whilst being effective classroom managers. Find out more about our range of postgraduate courses.

Come and find out more about our teacher training courses at the PGCE Open Evening on 22 February 2012.

Professional Skills

The PGCE course at UWE is active and practical enabling trainees to develop professional competence in the classroom. UWE trained teachers have excellent communication skills, are able to build positive relationships with young people and colleagues, and they reflect critically on their practice.

Resources

The Department of Education at UWE has excellent facilities and resources for learning and teaching including specialist workshops supported by skilled technicians. Our high quality teaching rooms model contemporary classrooms so our trainee teachers can practice in an environment similar to a school situation.

Partnership with schools and colleges

Our partnership schools and colleges work closely with us in training future teachers. In addition to providing placements for our trainees, colleagues from the partnership often contribute to the UWE-based programme of lectures and seminars. UWE provides training for all school-based staff responsible for mentoring trainees in placements.

What's unique about PGCE at UWE?

There are many opportunities to get involved with cross-curricular projects that take you outside of the classroom.

Subject knowledge enhancement courses (SKE)

We offer courses to help you build on your current subject knowledge in Design and Technology, Mathematics, Modern Languages: French and Science (Chemistry and Physics).