Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE (Colchester Teacher Training Consortium) - Primary and Secondary

Colchester Teacher Training Consortium (CTTC) provides new teachers entering the profession with the evidence-based knowledge and skills they need to become exceptional, critically reflective practitioners through a curriculum that reflects the principles of effective teacher professional development.

The scope of the curriculum ensures that theory and practice are developed side by side with expert input used to develop trainees’ knowledge and to ensure full coverage of the ITT Core Content Framework and beyond. All trainees leave their training not only meeting the Teachers’ Standards, but with an in-depth knowledge of how pupils learn most effectively in their subject and age phase, along with the skills and knowledge of critical analysis and inquiry-based research to continually impact on their professional development throughout their careers. You can choose to undertake Primary or Secondary training with QTS.

Qualifications and management experience will be considered on an individual basis. Please see Entry Requirements below

IELTS 6.0 overall (no component below 5.5) — standard University of Suffolk requirement

September 2026

No fixed deadline — apply as early as possible via the University's direct application portal.

• School-based, United Kingdom