PGCE Lead Partner Route - Primary and Secondary

PGCE

Duration:

1 year (full-time)

Number of Credits: 

60

Start date(s):

September 2026

Train as a teacher based in a school of your choice, while still gaining a PGCE qualification from Roehampton and qualified teacher status.

Did you know?

Roehampton offers an unusually wide range of secondary subject specialisms and has training partnerships (primary and secondary) with over 150 schools. 

Ofsted rates our primary age courses as "Outstanding" and our secondary age courses as "Good" (2023 report). 

Ofsted Outstanding Provider    Ofsted Good Provider

Modules

Core route, Apprenticeship Pathway, Lead Partner Pathway (full-time and part-time)

The Professional Studies module of the PGCE focuses on all aspects of your development as a teacher that are not subject-specific. The module is at the heart of the Primary PGCE course, supporting your development and understanding of all facets of learning and teaching including assessment, planning and reviewing the impact of strategies adopted.  It will provide the scaffold for your learning across all other modules and in your school experience and will help you become an evidence-informed, reflective and resilient practitioner, well-equipped for your ECT induction.

The first part of this module focuses on building your understanding of how children learn by studying seminal theories of learning and the more recent neuroscientific developments that have provided insights into the complex process of learning. From this theoretical foundation, you will develop understanding of how teachers include in their own practice evidence-informed learning and teaching strategies so that you can develop a repertoire of skills and approaches that will support all children’s learning. Crucially, you will also consider important research which considers holistic approaches to promoting achievement and progress, taking into account children’s earliest developmental experiences. You will learn about, practise and refine key teaching practices such as planning and assessment to prepare you effectively for assessed school experiences. 

Securing inclusive practice is a key strand throughout this module and learning includes considering how the needs of all children can be met to secure the best possible outcomes for each one. Groups of pupils vulnerable to underachievement will be looked at in greater depth – pupils with learning differences, SEND or who may be neurodiverse, pupils from Black and Global Majority (BGM) heritage, children working with English as an additional language, disadvantaged pupils – along with the evidence about how teachers can make the biggest difference to these children by adopting highly effective pedagogical strategies.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. Your learning will be informed by the current Department for Education’s (2024) Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) but the module extends beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs: resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

 

The module will work in conjunction with the School Experience module to support your development as a teacher.

In the Core Curriculum module, you will focus on the development of subject knowledge and pedagogy in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS, DfE, 2025) and national curriculum (DfE, 2013) core subjects and EYFS equivalents: English, mathematics and science. Your learning will link closely with the Professional Studies module and the pedagogical understanding contained therein.  

The teaching and learning strategies adopted in this module aim to reflect, model and exemplify the range of approaches that you will encounter within primary teaching and learning and encourage you to become independent, autonomous learners. You will be encouraged to analyse and evaluate the teaching and learning approaches you encounter within partnership schools. Principles underlying practice will be explored in the light of theory and research. Through this approach, you will be encouraged to generate your own approaches to teaching and learning, informed through experience, critical reflection, discussion, research and reading.  

The module, and the subjects within, will allow you to use key concepts to develop your professional competence, including planning appropriate learning objectives and adopting teaching and assessment strategies. The module will also encourage you to understand the value of the subject within the curriculum and to inspire you to become passionate teachers of English, mathematics and science. 

Embedded within the module is exposure to, and opportunities to reflect on, high-quality practice through effective partnership with local schools including through intensive training and practice (ITaP) experiences, which will focus on systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) and the role of scaffolding in supporting learning.

The course is mapped against the Department for Education’s (2024) Initial Teacher Training Early Career Framework (ITTECF) drawing on literature from this document as well as other seminal research to provide a secure evidence base from which students can develop and evaluate their practice. The module extends beyond this in enabling student teachers to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs: resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on their planning, teaching and children’s learning in the three core curriculum subjects. 

This module will work in conjunction with the School Experience module to support your development as a teacher.

The Wider Curriculum module of the PGCE focuses on your development as a teacher of a broad, balanced and engaging curriculum that promotes the talents and interests of every child. It will

build your subject knowledge in preparation for classroom practice so that you can knowledgeably, confidently and enthusiastically teach lessons, and understand how the curriculum can be planned and assessed to support children’s learning in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) and key stages one and two. You will learn about the value of a broad and balanced curriculum to promote children’s understanding, curiosity and enthusiasm for learning so that every pupil can fulfil their potential.

As well as securing foundational subject knowledge and familiarity with the National Curriculum, there will be a focus on active and experience-based learning to help children make secure connections between new knowledge and their understanding of the world. It will encourage you to think about how to use active learning, objects, places and planned experiences to enrich children’s learning, to promote their curiosity and to recognise their contributions to life in school and the wider community.

You will also engage with authoritative literature that underpins each subject, in this way developing your academic confidence and skills. This will allow you analyse, and plan for, effective practice through supported observations of learning and teaching and develop skills in assessing pupils’ learning in these subjects.

You will cover subject knowledge in the wider curriculum subjects: art and design; computing; design and technology; foreign languages; geography; history; music; physical education; PSHE/RSHE; and religious education.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. Your learning will be informed by the current Department for Education’s (2024) Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) but the module extends beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs: resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

This module is the school-based element of the PGCE course which will facilitate your professional development and progress towards meeting the Teachers Standards (DfE, 2021). You will develop your skills in the five core areas of practice – behaviour management, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and professional behaviours – and apply, in practice, the knowledge, skills and behavious that define great teachers and the high-quality learning they deliver for children. You will implement all you have learnt through your Professional Studies, Core and Wider Curriculum modules so that you become confident teachers ready for your early career induction. You will choose an age-phase preference for placements, focusing either on Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, or Key Stage 1 and 2 for these school experiences.

You will have two, contrasting school experiences (varied by age phase and other school-related factors such as size and the percentages of disadvantaged pupils it serves) and across these placements build up from initially supporting the class teacher to latterly taking the lead in assessment, planning and choosing appropriate learning and teaching activities for children. You will ensure that practice is adapted to support the learning of every child, including those who might be vulnerable to underachievement. You will learn how to interact and engage fully in the life of the school, demonstrating the skills to contribute to children’s learning and development beyond those in your class. You will start to fulfil the wider responsibilities of teachers and learn new skills to help you manage workload and wellbeing when sustaining an 80% teaching timetable for an extended period of time. Throughout, you will be supported by expert mentors working in the school and from a Lead Mentor working with the programme team who will ensure that your placement provides the best opportunities for you to develop your practice. For students on a Lead Partner route or Apprentices, placements are arranged by the Lead Partner or apprentice-employing school.  

In addition to the two placements, you will also secure foundational learning and teaching skills through four intensive training and practice (ITaP) weeks which will focus on behaviour, systematic synthetic phonics, scaffolding and questioning.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. Your learning will be informed by the current Department for Education’s (2024) Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF) but the module extends beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs: resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done. In all these ways you will be effectively prepared for the process of applying for a teaching post and for your early career teacher (ECT) induction period.

These are the current planned modules on this course and may be subject to change.

Professional Studies and Teaching Experience (Core, Lead Partner and Apprenticeship,SCITT)

This module will introduce you to research-informed, practical approaches to important aspects of professional knowledge. These include: behaviour management; safeguarding; assessment for learning; adaptive teaching; literacy; numeracy; special educational needs; inclusion and pastoral care. Students will learn in cross-curricular groups and a number of sessions will be led by expert practitioners in local schools.

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow student teachers to practise their emerging pedagogical skills, and to meet current professional standards, currently the Teachers’ Standards (2012).

Throughout the module, students will be encouraged to think critically about aspects of learning and pedagogy in order to help them to become confident, autonomous professionals.

The module aims to support students to develop as teachers by:

  • enabling them to meet all areas of the Department for Education's Core Content Framework;
  • auditing their existing knowledge and skills in the light of Social Sciences education requirements and developed strategies for on-going subject knowledge enhancement;
  • developed a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Social Sciences within the curriculum and linked these to classroom practice;
  • begun to develop an understanding of how pupils learn and make progress in Social Sciences
  • enhanced their understanding and professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;
  • reflected on their achievements and identified areas for on-going professional development;

This placement module will allow you to make progress in your knowledge and practice of teaching in secondary schools. It is based on the University of Roehampton threads and stages approach to progression in professional knowledge, skills and attributes across the PGCE year (see programme specification for more details).

The programme is structured with the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework in mind so that you ‘learn that’ and ‘learn how’ to become a teacher.

You will be supported by a school-based mentor and a University Lead Mentor to meet the Teachers’ Standards by the end of the course. This will include being able to plan and deliver lessons. At the same time, you will become resilient, resourceful, respectful; and reflective in your practice. You will be observed teaching once a week on placement (this will vary for part-time students) and be given feedback with actionable targets so that you can enhance your practice.

In addition to the two placements, you will also secure foundational learning and teaching skills through four intensive training and practice (ITaP) weeks which will focus on behaviour, oracy, subject pedagogy and assessment.  

The module should be read in conjunction with your subject module to allow you to integrate theory and practice.

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • demonstrate the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF;  
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in your chosen subject and generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements with support from mentors and identify and implement areas for professional development 

Subject modules

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Art & Design secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF;  
  • audit your existing understanding of the Art & Design curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Art & Design within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Art & Design; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the business and economics secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the business and economics curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of business and economics within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in business and economics; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the computing secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audityour existing understanding of the computing curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • developa critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of computing within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress incomputing; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;   
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development

 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Dance secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the dance curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;  
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of dance within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;  
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in dance; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies.
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;   
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development

This module will also consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Design & Technology secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audityour existing understanding of the Design & Technology curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • developa critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of  Design & Technology within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Design & Technology  generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhanceyour professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development

This module will also consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

 

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the drama secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the drama curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;  
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of drama within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;  
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in drama; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies.
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;   
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the English secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the English curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of English within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in English; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Food and Nutrition secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF;  
  • audit your existing understanding of the Food and Nutrition curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Food and Nutrition within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in  Food and Nutrition; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

 

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the geography secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the geography curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of geography within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in geography; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

 

 

This module will also consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the History secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF;  
  • audit your existing understanding of the History curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of History within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in History; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will also consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop foundational subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Mathematics secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF;  
  • audit your existing understanding of the Mathematics curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Mathematics within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Mathematics; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop foundational subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the modern foreign languages secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the modern foreign languages curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of modern foreign languages within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in modern foreign languages; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Music secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the Music curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Music within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Music; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the PE secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the PE curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of PE within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in PE; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable student teachers to develop and consolidate their subject knowledge and knowledge of the curriculum in their specialism, Psychology.  You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the Psychology curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Psychology within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Psychology; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Religious Studies secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the Religious Studies curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Religious Studies within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Religious Studies;  generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop foundational subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the science (biology, chemistry and physics) secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF; 
  • audit your existing understanding of the science curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of science within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in science; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will allow you to consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

This module will enable you to develop foundational subject-specific knowledge, skills and behaviours across the Social Sciences secondary curriculum as you begin start your journey to become a qualified teacher. You will learn how to take a research-informed approach to developing key skills, including lesson planning, resource design, assessment and pedagogical strategies, as set out in the current Department for Education’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). The module also goes beyond the ITTECF in enabling you to develop the attributes set out in Roehampton’s 4Rs which are; resilience, respectfulness, resourcefulness and the ability to reflect on what you have done.

Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to think critically, in order to become a confident, autonomous professional. You will integrate your developing understanding of how to teach your subject with the wider understanding of how to be a teacher through the Professional Studies module.  

The module should be read in conjunction with the Teaching Experience module to allow you to practise these emerging skills. 

The module aims to teach you to:  

  • acquire the knowledge and skills set out in of the Department for Education's ITTECF;  
  • audit your existing understanding of the Sociology curriculum and build strategies for developing subject knowledge;   
  • develop a critical awareness of current debates about the content, value and purpose of Sociology within the curriculum and link these to classroom practice;   
  • deepen your understanding of how to plan for pupil progress in Sociology; generate a repertoire of appropriate assessment strategies. 
  • enhance your professional practice through research, reading, analysis and reflection;    
  • reflect on your achievements and identify areas for professional development 

This module will allow you to consolidate your understanding of and ability to implement subject pedagogies. This will support you to meet the Teachers’ Standards with particular reference to Standard 3, ‘Demonstrate Good Subject and Curriculum Knowledge’

What is Lead Partner Route?

We are ranked in the top 3 universities in London for the quality of our research in the field of Education (REF 2021), reflecting the world-class expertise of our staff.

Lead Partner Route is a government-led initiative that seeks to place schools at the centre of Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Working with University of Roehampton, our partner schools take a leading role in recruiting trainee teachers and in designing and delivering the training programme. 

There are two possible routes if you are thinking of training via Lead Partner Route:

Lead Partner Route (salaried)

This is open to high quality graduates, principally to people coming to teaching from other careers or those who may already have experience of working in a school setting. Applications are made to individual schools or alliances of schools, rather than to Roehampton. The schools pay a salary based on that of an unqualified teacher, but there is not government bursary paid for secondary specialisms that woud attract a bursary on the non-salaried routes. 

Lead Partner Route (tuition fee)

This route is open to all high quality graduates. Applications are made to individual schools or alliances of schools, rather than to Roehampton. Secondary trainees are paid bursaries for subjects that attract a bursary. 

Both primary and secondary routes lead to a PGCE with 60 master's credits on successful completion. There will be three assignments across the year like the university led routes. In addition to having a mentor in your school, you will be visited by a Roehampton tutor periodically throughout the year. 

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Roehampton teacher explaining concept to student

Secondary Lead partner Part-time PGCE

Structure
In Year 1  students spend 2 days a week in school and one day a week in University (on Wednesdays). In the summer term students spend three days a week in school.

In Year  2 autumn term –students spend 3 days a week in school up to the end of December unless they have not completed sufficient days in which case the course may extend into January.

Induction – part-time students are expected to attend induction days in September on Wednesdays and Thursdays. 
Intensive Training and Practice – Apprentices are expected to attend ITaP training days. These cover 5 additional days at University which will be publicised in our calendar.

Modules and assessment
Students undertake the same modules as full-time students. All of the teaching is completed in year 1. Students will be able to undertake assignment 3 in the fourth term of the course.

Contrasting/Away Placement  – 12 weeks 
Students will spend 12 weeks on placement in a contrasting school. This will be arranged by the Lead Partner Alliance. The timing will also be arranged by the Alliance.  

Fees and Finance
Students from the UK and EU who are undertaking part-time studies on PGCE Primary and Secondary are eligible to apply for both a Student Loan and Maintenance Loan. Students may also be eligible to receive a training bursary or scholarship for living costs depending on the subject that they are studying. Students must reapply for funding in each year of their studies.

 

Career

Take the lead in shaping a sustainable future in education. 

  • Teaching
  • Management and leadership roles within schools and other education settings
  • Charity roles
  • Policy advice
  • National assessment
  • Curriculum development.

Open days and webinars

Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton

How to apply

If you wish to start your PGCE at the beginning of September 2024, please submit your application on this page. For further information on applying to teacher training courses you can find lots of information on the Get Into Teaching website.

Specific Entry Requirements

Please note the entry requirements for Lead Partner routes are the same as for university-led routes. You can read the requirements for Primary here, and the requirements for Secondary here.

Non-UK qualifications

These are now checked through ENIC

How to apply

If you wish to start your PGCE at the beginning of September 2024, please submit your application on this page. For further information on applying to teacher training courses you can find lots of information on the Get Into Teaching website.

Specific Entry Requirements

Please note the entry requirements for Lead Partner routes are the same as for university-led routes. You can read the requirements for Secondary here, and the requirements for Primary here.

Non-UK qualifications

These are now checked through ENIC

UK students

Tuition fees

Entry date PGCE Primary / Secondary (full-time) PGCE Primary / Secondary (part-time)
September 2026 £9,970 £4,895

Prices shown are for the first year of your degree.

More information about tuition fee costs

You will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check prior to starting the programme.  

One re-take placement may be allowable (at no additional cost) across the length of your course. This is subject to a 're-start' and application process alongside a placement panel to check on suitability in relation to our current Assessment Policy. 

International students

Tuition fees

Entry date PGCE Primary / Secondary (full-time) PGCE Primary / Secondary (part-time)
September 2026 £18,250 £9,125

Prices shown are for the first year of your degree.

More information about tuition fee costs

Need help or advice before applying?

Education

The School of Education is renowned for its high-quality teaching and research, and is one of the principal teacher training providers in the UK. 

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