PGCE Secondary Education: English

The course aims to develop reflective teachers who care about pupils’ language development and who understand how to ensure progression in pupils’ written, reading and oral skills so that they develop into skilled and critical readers, writers and speakers.

You will have to possess a real interest and aptitude for language and an ability to think creatively about presenting the subject to others. On the course, trainee teachers will be expected to teach English topics such as: the study of novels, plays and poetry; study and teach texts from the English Literary Heritage as well as texts from twentieth/twenty-first centuries; learn how to manage group and class discussions; integrate drama and media into English teaching as well as study these topics in their own right. Above all, you will need a real commitment to the education of young people and an interest in their language development. Also you will need:; To hold a first degree of a United Kingdom higher education institution or equivalent qualification.; For example Bachelor of Arts (B

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