Gain the experience, opportunity and knowledge to work in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in infant, junior and primary schools? with the PGCE Primary Education.

Our Post Graduate Certificate Education (PGCE) Primary course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach children aged five to 11.

We are ranked 8th in the UK for Education (The Guardian University League Table 2019), and have been consistently in the top 10 for over a decade. Reading's Institute of Education boasts award-wining tutors and consistently high graduate employment rates, and is recognised by Ofsted for "outstanding support and pastoral care".

If you wish to specialise in a particular subject, area or phase, you can apply to one of our four specialist PGCE Primary pathways:

• PGCE Primary with Special Educational Needs
• PGCE Primary with Early Years (3-7)
• PGCE Primary with Mathematics Specialism

You will be taught by a diverse and incredibly experienced community of academics, benefiting from their expertise and experiences in a wide range of educational settings and learning environments.

On the course you will develop teaching skills and techniques as well as acquire curriculum knowledge and understanding within a broad and relevant theoretical framework.

WHAT CAREER CAN YOU HAVE?

Our students have excellent employment prospects - in fact many of our trainee teachers are employed before they graduate. The majority of our graduates go into schools and have rewarding teaching careers. Other alumni bring their educational skills to the worlds of business, culture, art, healthcare, human resources, adult learning and further varied fields. Studying with us enables you to progress in your career, with many students successfully pursuing promotion following graduation.