PGCE Secondary Education: Engineers Teach Physics

In our long-standing tradition of providing teacher education in the West Midlands, the University of Wolverhampton offers this initial teacher course to support trainees with a background in engineering and material science.

You will have interest in all aspects of science along with a particular aptitude for physics, along with an ability to think creatively about presenting the subject to others in original and practical ways. Candidates will be expected to teach the whole science curriculum, but with a particular focus on physical processes. Above all, you will need a real commitment to the education of young people. Also you will need:; To hold a first degree of a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification.; For example BEng (Hons) Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Motorsport Engineering or similar. They are sometimes known as 'undergraduate' or 'first' degrees.; To have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade 4 (previously Grade C) in the GCSE examinations in English and M

IELTS 6.5 overall, no component less than 6.0

International students: £15995 per year

UK students: £9535 per year

UK/Home: £9535 per year

International: £15995 per year

31 August 2026

No fixed deadline — rolling admissions (apply before course start date)

• University: Walsall Campus, United Kingdom