Program start date | Application deadline |
2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
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 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.
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, are integral to the success of the UK economy while STEM education has long been identified as a major priority for schools.
Successful education is built on strong subject teaching. Learners need highly skilled specialist teachers to inspire and challenge them.
Your challenge is to help young people recognise how the science, design and technology, computer science, engineering and mathematics they study at school or college can lead to rich and varied career pathways.
This complexity offers an enormous opportunity to share your knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject to engage young people and show them how physics is central to everyday life and shouldn't be hard to learn.
You could also be eligible for the highest range of tax-free training bursaries - or a prestigious scholarship from the Institute of Physics if you have a top degree.
Our vision for you:
You will become teachers who inspire:
- The next generation of scientists to follow STEM career pathways.
- Non-scientists to remain interested in science and being scientific, so they make well-informed evidence-based decisions in their lives for themselves and their families.
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: £10,280 to fund your Masters Programme under the Postgraduate Loans (PGL) scheme
- Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your 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 for international students: £1,265 per month
- How to pay your fees: Deposits and paying by instalments
Additional Costs
- Textbooks
- Computer equipment
- Printing
- Travel
- Personal laptops and other personal devices
- Personal copies of books
- Optional study visits and field trips
- Your own chosen materials and equipment
- Costs of participating in external events, exhibitions, performances etc.
Course Modules
Year 1
- Active Enquiry and Intervention: Impacting upon Learner Progress Core Module
- Developing Subject Expertise and Subject Specialism Core Module
- School-Based Learning: Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth) Core Module
What We're Researching
At the University of East London, we are working on the some of 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
The Secondary PGCE course at the University of East London was designed in 2001 in conjunction with the local authorities to address the secondary education teacher shortage in East London.
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.
How We Support Your Career Ambitions
We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking.
Career Zone
Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources, including:
- Online jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work
- Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts
- 1-2-1 career coaching services
- Careers workshops and employer events
- Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight
Mental Wealth Programme
Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered.
How You'll Learn
The university-based training initially consists of weekly generic lectures and subject-specific workshops, which effectively prepare trainee teachers to successfully move into a school environment when they begin their school placements and gradually start practising and developing their teaching skills with pupils in the classroom.
Placement
It is expected that you will undertake two school placements in contrasting schools totalling approximately 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 and passed the three core modules:
- Active Enquiry and Intervention: Impacting upon Learner Progress
- Developing Subject Expertise and Subject Specialism
- School-Based Learning: Reflections on Practice (Mental Wealth)
Campus and Facilities
Stratford Campus, London, E15 4LZ
Our historic Stratford campus is located in one of the best-connected areas of London: close to Stratford's thriving town centre, the 2012 Olympic Park, just 15 minutes from London's West End and 20 minutes from Canary Wharf.
Who Teaches This Course
This course is delivered by the School of Childhood and Social Care.
The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.
Related Courses
- PGCE Secondary English
- PGCE Secondary Languages
- PGCE Secondary Physics