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Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), PGCE, Kingston University London

the United Kingdom

Kingston University London

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The award How you will study Study duration Course start Domestic course fees International course fees
PGCEFull-time1 - 2 yearSeptemberGBP 9535 per yearGBP 18500 per year

About Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), PGCE - at Kingston University London

Want to make a difference to the lives of young people in the classroom? Train to teach in one year with our Secondary Teaching PGCE course. This course will enable you to become an effective, inclusive and evidence informed teacher for the 11-16 age range. It also offers the opportunity to develop your teaching skills for sixth form level.

Notes about fees for this course

2025/26

Fee CategoryAnnual Fee Home (UK students) PGCE full time £9,535 International PGCE full time £18,500

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree in a related subject (at least 50% of the degree content needs to be relevant to your subject specialism). 

You will also need GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 or above (C or above for examinations taken prior to 2017). If you do not meet the GCSE requirements in any of these subjects, we are happy for you to take your tests externally (via Equivalency Testing or A*Star Equivalency).

Please note: you should apply for this course through the UK Department for Education portal, here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training. 

Previous overseas teaching qualifications and experience:

Please view the different routes to QTS for teachers and those with teaching experience from outside the UK.

If you are applying with an existing overseas teaching qualification, you may already be eligible to apply directly for QTS from the government.

If you do not meet the government requirements for QTS and have UK teaching experience, you may be able to apply to our assessment only route leading to QTS.

All overseas qualifications must be accompanied by NARIC equivalence. 

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