PGCE Secondary Religious Education with History

Program Overview

PGCE Secondary Religious Education with History

Course Overview

The University of Winchester has a long history in teacher education and is recognised by Ofsted as an ‘Outstanding’ provider. The University offers a stimulating and supportive learning environment that challenges and inspires trainees. Our passion is to provide a university experience that helps you reach your full potential and make a real difference to children’s lives.

Course Features

• Obtain Qualified Teacher Status with Ofsted outstanding-rated initial teacher training
• Teach the locally agreed syllabi, Key Stage 3, GCSE, AS and A2-level study
• Cover the essential areas of behaviour management, special education needs and English as an additional language
• Gain experience of planning, teaching, assessing and evaluating your practical teaching
• Be informed by current research and grounded in a practical understanding of Holocaust Education, the teaching of emotive and controversial issues, and citizenship
• Option to gain Masters level credits

Course Details

Suitable for Applicants From:

• UK
• EU
• World

Work Placements

• The course includes school experience totalling 120 days.

Learning and Teaching

• Start date: September
• Teaching takes place: Daytime

The teaching team includes University staff with specialisms in RE and in Initial Teacher Education; local authority advisers and staff; diocesan advisers; and secondary school teacher tutors. Students are supported through a combination of face-to-face university-based teaching and directed self-study/research. Seminars and workshops are supported by school-based tasks to enable theory and practice to be integrated.

Attendance Regulations

• There is a requirement for students to complete 120 days in school - students cannot be recommended for QTS unless we have evidence that they have completed these days. The penalty for not completing 120 days in school is that they cannot be recommended for QTS but students can still receive the academic award.

Location

• Taught elements of the course take place on campus in Winchester.

Assessment

• All modules are assessed either by assignment or by achievement of success against the teachers' standards during school experience. Assignments are varied to capture students' differing strengths and include essays, presentations and portfolios.

Accreditation

• We are accredited by the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver Initial Teacher training programmes to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Entry Requirements

UK

• A first or second-class honours degree
• GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C or 4 or above, or an equivalent qualification recognised by the University.

International

• A First or Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in Religious Studies, Theology, Philosophy, History, Geography or a related field in Humanities.
• IELTS 7.0 overall (including 7.0 in academic writing) or equivalent is required.

Additional Requirements

• Obtain enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance check after accepting an offer.
• If you have spent over 6 months outside the UK in the last 5 years you will be required to obtain criminal records checks from each of the countries you lived in for over 6 months continuously.
• You will also be required to complete an occupational health check to confirm that you are fit to teach.

Tuition Fees

2025/6 Course Tuition Fees

Additional Tuition Fee Information

• *(UK / Channel Islands / Isle of Man / Republic of Ireland) £9,535 for the 25/26 academic year. Fees for future academic years will be determined in line with our Terms and Conditions.
• *(International) £16,700 for the 25/26 academic year. Fees for future academic years will be determined in line with our Terms and Conditions.

Additional Costs

Mandatory

• Placements: The programme includes a significant number of days on placement, these placements may be closer or further from your home than the University of Winchester. Currently the University expects students to travel up to 90 mins to reach their placement and to cover the costs of travel themselves.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: All students who accept an offer for this course are required to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance check. Please note, the cost of the check is £49.50 and covering the cost is the responsibility of the student.

Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards

• Bursaries of £10 000 are currently available to trainees with an RE 'major'. More information is available from Get Into Teaching.

Career Prospects

• The programme leads to a PGCE Secondary Religious Education with History with a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Graduates go on to obtain teaching positions in various secondary schools and other school settings (such as special schools, independent schools, pupil referral units and sixth form colleges) as highly successful RE teachers and future leaders.