Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (Lifelong Learning) Pre-Service

No prior teaching experience is needed. The course is particularly suitable if you have relevant qualifications and some experience in your industry and/or subject specialism. • UK degree (normally 2:2 or above) or equivalent related to your specialist area • Where the subject for which the degree was awarded is not in (or academically related to) the subject that is being taught, then the applicant will normally need to prove that they possess other qualifications (at NVQ Level 3 or above) that indicate that they may be a credible person to teach that subject. • GCSE maths grade C/4 • GCSE English grade C/4 • Relevant work experience in some specialist subject areas In addition you must also: • provide Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and health clearances • provide two satisfactory references • complete a satisfactory interview We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups. If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.