Secondary Initial Teacher Education Physics with Science

Entry requirements

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Months of entry

September

Course content

This course may be eligible for a Government bursary. For funding options, please see the Government’s scholarships and bursaries page.

This is a strand of the PGCE Science course where you will specialise in Physics. Students who successfully complete this route you will be in a strong position to gain employment as teachers of Physics and general science to KS4.

The PGCE course has been designed to train teachers to practise as a subject specialist teacher for the secondary age range (11-16). Trainees are assessed against the standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) across the age range. Trainees will also often gain experience of the 16-18 age range, although they will not be formally assessed in this phase.

The course is active and practical, allowing trainees to develop professional competence through work undertaken in schools and in the University. Trainees work with young people, develop their expertise in their specialist subject area, share and discuss educational issues and study relevant educational research. The course is just the beginning of what we hope will be a process of continual professional development throughout a challenging and rewarding career.

Once you have been offered a place on a PGCE Secondary Science course you will have an opportunity to boost your subject knowledge in Physics with one of our Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses before starting your PGCE.

Find out why you should train to teach with us.

We hold a number of University-wide open evenings as well as a number of subject specific events throughout the year, for anyone considering postgraduate and professional study.

For more information, including the most up to date module listing, see the entry for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the ‘Visit website’ button located further down this page.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

For more information, see our listing for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the 'visit website' button further down the page.