PGCE Secondary Geography

Program Overview

Secondary Geography PGCE

Overview

This course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for the 11-to-16 age range, which qualifies you to be a Geography teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales. Where possible, we also give you the chance to gain experience in the 11-to-18 age range. You could also be eligible for the highest range of tax-free training bursaries.

Course Options

• PGCE
  • Start date: September 2025
  • Duration: 1 year (full-time)

Entry Requirements

• Academic Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in the subject applicant plans to teach.
  • GCSE English and Maths grade A*-C/9-4.
  • Satisfactory references.
  • Satisfactory personal statement.
• International Qualifications
  • We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
• Interview
  • An interview is required with a member of the academic teaching team.
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • Applicants for this course are required to complete a Student Suitability Declaration and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Health Check
  • Applicants for this course are required to complete an occupational health check.

Fees, Funding, and Additional Costs

• Fees
  • Home Applicant: TBC per year
  • International Applicant: £15,560 per year
• Funding
  • Home Students
    • Postgraduate Loans Scheme: up to £10,906
    • Postgraduate Scholarship: 50% discount on tuition fees
    • Alumni Discount: up to 15% fee waiver
    • Early Payment Discount: 5% fee waiver
    • Asylum Seekers scholarship: 100% fee waiver
    • Civic Engagement: £1,000
    • Hardship Bursary: up to £2,000
    • Sport Scholarships: up to £6,000
  • International Students
    • Living costs: £1,265 per month (estimated)
    • Tuition fees: £15,560 per year
• Additional Costs
  • Textbooks
  • Computer equipment
  • Printing
  • Travel

Course Modules

• Active Enquiry and Intervention: Impacting upon Learner Progress
  • Develop knowledge and understanding of critical thinking, reflective practice, and educational research.
  • Develop an awareness of action research and its relevance for reflective educational practice and change.
• Developing Subject Expertise and Subject Specialism
  • Identify areas of development within the chosen subject.
  • Select one area of development to improve expertise.
  • Implement strategies to develop subject expertise within the chosen area of development.
• School-Based Learning: Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth)
  • Develop professional practice in a practical context.
  • Support children's learning and development effectively in the classroom.

What We're Researching

At the University of East London, we are working on the big issues that will define our future, from sustainable architecture and ethical AI, to health inequality and breaking down barriers in the creative industries.

Your Future Career

• Industry Links
  • The partnership works with input and support from the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Waltham Forest, and Redbridge.
• Further Study
  • You may also decide to undertake further study at the University of East London, either at the end of your course or after gaining teaching experience, perhaps specialising in Special Educational Needs or taking our MA Leadership in Education.
• Career Options
  • Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

How We Support Your Career Ambitions

• Career Zone
  • Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources.
• Mental Wealth Programme
  • Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered.

How You'll Learn

• Class Sizes
  • We organise our training so that it feels like a school.
• Placement
  • You do two long placements in contrasting schools, totalling 24 weeks.

How You'll Be Assessed

• To Pass Your PGCE and Be Recommended for Qualified Teacher Status
  • You have to demonstrate that you have met the Teachers' Standards.

Campus and Facilities

• Stratford Campus, London, E15 4LZ
  • Our historic Stratford campus is located in one of the best-connected areas of London.

Who Teaches This Course

• Course Leader
  • Philippa Buckingham
  • Department of Education, School of Childhood and Social Care

Related Courses

• PGCE Secondary Computing
• PGCE Secondary Geography