Secondary Religious Education PGCE

Develop as a highly qualified effective and confident teacher of religious education studying with an experienced specialist team to gain the knowledge and skills you need to teach your specialist subject.

This largely school-based course is designed to give you the subject-specific knowledge secure understanding of educational theory and practical teaching skills to lead learning; initiate change; and thrive as a teacher in a challenging and rewarding profession.

In your taught sessions you attend lectures and seminars designed to develop your awareness and understanding of professional issues; the nature and content of the religious education curriculum; the role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the teaching of religious education and in aspects of teaching such as planning and assessment.

During the course you spend around 70% of your time in placement schools where you are trained to teach across the 11-16 age range. You develop the skills and knowledge to teach religious education in a creative and imaginative way using a variety of different approaches.

When you successfully complete the course you achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) enabling you to work in a school as a teacher.

Intermediate qualifications available

• Professional Graduate Certificate in Education

Why choose this course?

• Study at our Bedford campus home to one of the largest education providers in the UK with a long and established history of teacher education
• Benefit from our well-established links to more than 500 schools across the eastern region a network that puts us at the forefront of educational developments
• Learn to apply your subject and theoretical knowledge to practical areas of teaching including different teaching approaches; planning and preparation; and managing the religious education classroom
• Be able to evaluate the impact of applying theory to your teaching practice and use your evaluations to inform your future actions
• Hone your skills of critical self-evaluation and gain confidence in analysing your own practical experience during your school placements
• Engage with relevant research literature and develop the skills of a reflective and research-informed practitioner
• Develop your creativity and team-working skills preparing you to influence and lead in educational settings while enhancing your own sense of independence
• As well as Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) completing the course also offers you up to 60 Masters level credits with opportunities for further study at MA/MSc MPhil PhD and EdD levels

When you submit an application form you must remember to include photocopies of the following supporting documents. We do not need to see your original qualifications and certificates.

• A completed application form signed by you (an electronic signature is fine)
• Copies of your official academic qualifications and certificates including proof of your level of English Language (where relevant)
• A one-page personal statement. This should tell us why you want to study your chosen course.
• A copy of your current valid passport details
• Please submit copies of any UK Visa that you have held and any documentation relating to previous visa refusals from any country