School Direct (Salaried and Tuition Fees) PGCE
Train as a teacher in school settings. Share your love of learning. Qualify to teach in any school in England.
Career ready
This course awards Qualified Teacher Status, which means that when you graduate you’ll be qualified to teach in any state-maintained school in England.
One of the benefits to schools taking part in this initiative is that they can develop their own teaching and leadership talent. As a result, the majority of graduates go on to work at the school they partnered with on the course.
Good teachers area always in high demand. All qualified teachers will have a starting salary of at least £30,000, and this will be higher for teachers working in London. The amount you earn will then increase until you reach the top end of your pay scale, after which you can choose to progress into more senior roles, such as leading practitioner or head teacher.
The teachers’ pension scheme is also one of the most generous public sector pension schemes in the UK, one of the few guaranteed by the Government.
Our partnership schools
The PGCE School Direct provides you with the opportunity to work closely with schools in order to gain your teaching qualification.
We work in partnership with approximately 60 schools on our School Direct course, across primary and secondary settings. Each of these schools is part of a School Direct Alliance, which is led by a lead school.
You will apply to a School Direct Alliance and following a successful interview, you could be placed in one of their ‘host schools’.
Meet the students
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The course changed my life and I am now in a career I love, working with inspiring people every day.
John Howe
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It is a remarkable university which is fully engaged in supporting its students.
Naomi McCreight
