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Students
Tuition Fee
GBP 17,725
Per course
Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
1 years
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Education Science | Teacher Training | History
Area of study
Education | Humanities
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
GBP 17,725
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2025-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


PGCE Secondary History with Qualified Teacher Status

Course summary

Combine practical teaching with academic study to begin your teaching career. Develop subject expertise through university and placement-based training. Apply theory, research and evidence to develop as a critically reflective practitioner. Study inclusive practices to promote positive outcomes for learners. Learn from expert colleagues and educational partnerships.


How you learn

We have been rated outstanding by Ofsted across all initial teacher education courses (March 2024). We offer sector leading initial teacher training in early years, primary, secondary and post-16 and we are rated outstanding in all four areas by Ofsted. Inspectors said that ‘Subject sessions are precise in their focus on the latest pedagogical research. This is connected expertly to classroom practice and the impact on pupils’ and that ‘the university’s work with partner schools is exceptional’.


‘Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.’ (George Santayana, 1905). This familiar aphorism is as relevant today as it was when it was first coined. History is a key pillar of the school curriculum and history teachers fulfil a key role in the lives of children and young people.


History teachers equip pupils with a curiosity about the past, but also an understanding that ‘history’ is continually evolving construct. They help pupils locate themselves and their diverse communities in history. And, vitally, as Santayana suggested, they allow pupils to recognise patterns and forces in our past that they may have the opportunity to recognise and control in the present and the future.


Teaching sessions are group-based, face-to-face and active, with opportunities to engage with current research and best practice. Course tutors explain and model a range of practical classroom strategies. Trainees increasingly discuss and share their classroom experience becoming a vital support group for each other.


You learn through:


  • Seminars
  • Directed tasks
  • School-based experiences
  • Collaboration with expert colleagues
  • Intensive training and practice opportunities
  • Independent study
  • Online learning and collaboration
  • Subject-specific practical work
  • Assessment tasks
  • Critical reflection
  • Classroom debates
  • Research-informed practice

Key themes

You are introduced to History-specific skills through university sessions and school-based work. You’ll consolidate your development – both in university and in schools – by researching appropriate material and accessing wider resources.


The three modules on the course cover key aspects of professional and pedagogical development, as well as your school-based training. Your professional skills will be assessed by a range of strategies – from observation of your teaching to evaluations, reviews, target setting and action plans.


Your performance in schools will be monitored and reviewed by a trained school mentor and assessed in collaboration with an experienced university tutor. The other modules you study are assessed through formal academic assessment tasks.


Course support

You’ll be supported in your learning journey towards Qualified Teacher Status through a number of key areas. These include:


  • Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development
  • Access to our Skills Centre with opportunities for one-to-one support, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
  • Employability activities specific to early entry into the teaching profession

Applied learning

Placements

On school-based training you will use a range of methods and approaches to apply course theory to your teaching skills. These include observation, collaborative planning and actual practice in the classroom, including team and solo teaching.


Through our network of over 600 partner schools, colleges and other educational establishments you can train in a number of settings. This consists of a minimum of 120 days teaching over one year plus additional allocation of Intensive Training and Practice hours.


Networking

While training with us, you’ll access specialist expertise and gain professional connections to help you find employment.


Modules

Final year

Compulsory modules
  • Exploring And Developing Pedagogical Practice In Secondary Education (30 credits)
  • Professional Practice In Secondary Education (QTS)
  • Reflecting On Professional Practice And Development In Secondary Education (30 credits)

Future careers

The majority of Sheffield Hallam trainees graduate as qualified teachers.


You’ll also gain a number of key transferable skills for alternative progression or career routes, including:


  • Academic careers as a researcher via Masters-level study and PhD
  • Voluntary sector work or research
  • Enrichment work with young people
  • More general graduate careers

Equipment and facilities

The University-based sessions will be mainly based at City Campus and may include specialist rooms such as laboratories and workshops as appropriate.


There will also be opportunities to engage with online learning and collaboration. Much of your time will be spent applying and developing your professional knowledge in a school setting while on placement.


We have invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.


Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.


City Campus

City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.


Adsetts library

Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.


Entry requirements

All students

  • An honours degree (normally 2.2 or above) or equivalent, which includes substantial elements of history.
  • Normally GCSE grade C or Grade 4 in English Language and mathematics, or equivalent. Where applicants have achieved a GCSE grade 4 or above in English literature only, we will look for further evidence of a breadth of achievement in English.
  • If English is not your first language you must have an IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in all skills or equivalent. For equivalents see our English language entry requirements web page.
  • You are encouraged to gain experience of schools through direct observation of teaching and learning and/or by working with young people in subject-related, or other related educational activities.
  • Candidates who are successful will demonstrate a sound understanding of teaching and how children learn, where possible within a school setting. We encourage all candidates to evidence their understanding by drawing on related examples or experiences, such as time spent in schools or other learning settings. Demonstrating an ability to make links between experience and knowledge, and their proposed career would be desirable.

Selection event

If you are shortlisted, we will invite you to a selection event and you should present a passport or photo driving license. You can present other forms of photo ID for the selection event, but if you do, you will still need to present valid identity documents required by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) prior to starting your course.


Course enrolment - professional requirements

Before enrolling you must complete all the professional checks that are required as part of entry for the course:


  • Suitability Declaration
  • You must fully declare the following information on the pre-admission suitability declaration form provided during the admissions process:
    • Unfiltered criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings. For further information on unfiltered offences please see the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
    • Involvement in disciplinary proceedings during paid or voluntary employment or education establishments.
    • Involvement with safeguarding proceedings, social services or related organisations.
    • If you have ever been removed from a teacher training programme as a result of your behaviour, or would have been removed if you had not left the programme.
  • Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Criminal Record Check
    • You will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal record check prior to or during the enrolment week of your course. This will be provided by the University free of charge.
    • You will need to present valid identity documents (PDF) as part of the DBS application process.
    • If you have lived outside of the UK for more than six consecutive months in the last five years you must provide an overseas criminal record check. Further information on obtaining an overseas criminal record check.
    • Where your DBS Enhanced Disclosure certificate contains any recorded information you must present this to the Academic Administration Team within ten working days of receipt of the certificate.
    • In addition to this all those who are made an offer of a place will be checked against the DfE children’s barred list.
  • Occupational Health Screening
    • You will need to undertake occupational health screening to determine your suitability to undertake the course. This will be provided by the University free of charge. As part of this assessment you are expected to provide all relevant, truthful and accurate information to ensure a safe environment for yourself and service users.

Fees and funding

Home students

Our tuition fee for UK students studying full-time in 2025/26 is £9,535 for the course. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.


International students

Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,725 for the course.


Scholarships and bursaries

If you are starting a PGCE you may be entitled to financial support.


Additional course costs

The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.


  • General course additional costs
  • Additional costs for Sheffield Institute of Education (PDF, 255.8KB)

Legal information

Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.


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