Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Primary (with Qualified Teacher Status QTS)

    Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Primary (with Qualified Teacher Status QTS)

    Duration1 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 34,263 / year(s)
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026
    Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Primary (with Qualified Teacher Status QTS)

    About

    Overview

    The Primary PGCE is built on a consideration of the relationship between theory, practice and research.

    It provides the professional expertise to teach children aged 5-11 years. The emphasis is on learning from experience through reflection and enquiry.

    You'll undertake a combination of academic and professional study. This is to achieve recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

    During the PGCE you undertake 60 credits of master's level modules. When you pass all components, you graduate with the PGCE at master's level and will be recommended for QTS.

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    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typically we recognise the following in a Bachelors degree:

    • 3.5/4.0 or 4.25/5.0 (85%) as comparable to a 1st Class
    • Minimum GPA of 3.75/5.0 (75%) as comparable to a 2.1
    • 3.5/5.0 or 2.8/4.0 (70%) as comparable to a 2.2

    Admissions criteria may vary depending on the course you are applying for, please check course specific entry requirements.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5

    English Program Requirements

    IELTS:

    Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum score of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent including 5.5 in each of the four elements of the test.

    TOEFL:

    79 overall (with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing)

    Pearson:

    Pearsons 65 overall (with a minimum of 59 in all sub-skills).

    Duolingo:

    115 overall with no subskill below 100

    Career

    Your future

    Our graduates are high-quality professionals who meet the standards for Qualified Teacher Status. They exercise the professional judgement required to promote the highest quality education. They engage with enquiry-based learning, research and theory.

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    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    34,263 / year(s)
    Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Primary (with Qualified Teacher Status QTS)
    Newcastle University
    Newcastle University
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne

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