Program Overview

About this course

Train to become an outstanding Secondary teacher in a wide range of subjects at LJMU and graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Qualified Teacher Status.

• 3 minute watch - hear from secondary teachers who studied teacher training with LJMU Prepare for a career as an innovative and creative secondary teacher on a course delivered in partnership with schools committed to ensuring your success
• Choose from 16 different subject areas (see the Details tab for more information)
• Teach across the 11-16 age range with enhancement post-16
• Become an inquisitive, creative and reflective practitioner
• Study full-time, over 10 months
• Spend 120 days in a ‘Home School’ placement with a mid-course ‘Alternate’ placement
• Gain a PGDE and 120 Level 7 credits (two thirds of a Masters degree) plus a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Benefit from employment rates above the sector average
• Go on to study for our bespoke MA Education Practice which will compliment your first year of employment and contribute to your early career development

LJMU's Initial Teacher Training programmes are designed to develop reflective practitioners, able to apply a deep understanding of the curriculum, learners and learning to impact on the development and achievement of young people.

Our courses support the development of your: practical and critical understanding of educational theory and practice; reflective practice linked to professional development; practitioner research skills for effective teaching and learning and your understanding and application of subject knowledge.