Secondary English and Drama PGCE
    Duration10 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 15,475 / Year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2022

    Secondary English and Drama PGCE

    About

    This course prepares you to start your career as a new teacher and be successful. You'll learn to teach in schools in East or West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, Surrey, Hampshire or Kent.

    We will develop your skills as a reflective practitioner. We use an innovative range of assessment modes that enable you to succeed. School-led teacher education is run by experienced mentors and professional tutors. You'll be supported by University tutors throughout the year.

    We have an excellent record of graduate employment. Our employability records surpass national benchmarks.

    We'll make all reasonable efforts to provide the course as set out here. For the school-experience component of the PGCE, we'll aim to find you a placement within 50 miles of the University or your home. If we can't secure enough placements, we may have to withdraw an offer of a place on the course.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    At Sussex, our usual entry requirements for students with international qualifications are the equivalent of: at least an upper second-class (2:1) or lower second-class (2:2) undergraduate honours degree depending on the course you are applying for.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 59
    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 80

    English Program Requirements

    Advanced  7.0 overall, including at least 6.5 in each component
    Standard  6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

    Please refer to our undergraduate courses to find the appropriate English level for the course you are applying for.

    IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date. You cannot combine scores from more than one sitting of the test. Your score must be valid when you begin your Sussex course. 

    We will also accept the IELTS Indicator Test.

    If you are applying for degree-level study we can consider your IELTS test from any test centre, but if you require a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for an English language or in-person pre-sessional English course (not combined with a degree) the test must be taken at a UKVI-approved IELTS test centre. For more information about IELTS, please see the IELTS website.

    Advanced  67 overall, including at least 62 in all four skills
    Standard - 59 overall, including at least 59 in all four skills

    Please refer to our English language requirements above, and as listed for each of our undergraduate courses, to find the appropriate English level for the course you are applying for.

    Advanced  95 overall, including at least 22 in Listening, 23 in Reading, 23 in Speaking, 24 in Writing
    Standard  80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing

    Career

    On graduation, you'll have the skills and expertise to successfully start as a new teacher. We offer a support package to newly qualified teachers during their first year of teaching.

    In addition, successful candidates can transfer up to 90 Masters-level credits on to the MA in Education.

    Fee Information

    Secondary English and Drama PGCE

    Sussex Business School

    Sussex Business School

    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Aberdeen