/ Postgraduate Taught /
Start date:
September 2025
Duration:
1 year (full-time)
Number of credits:
60
Train to be a primary school teacher at Roehampton, with its uniquely long heritage in teacher training and its commitment to Froebelian principles of education. You will undergo 20 weeks school placement with excellent mentoring. Build your confidence as a teacher, ready for your first job.
Did you know?
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.
Ofsted rates our primary age courses as "Outstanding" (2023 report).
Modules
Our Curriculum
Roehampton has been providing teacher training through its colleges for over 180 years.
Do you want to inspire young people and help change lives? Would you like to enjoy a great starting salary and a rewarding career?
Teaching offers all of this. Being able to educate and inspire future generations, seeing young children grow and develop with your help is unlike any other job. This one-year programme will build your confidence in the classroom and will develop your subject knowledge for teaching all primary curriculum subjects.
In a 2023 report, Ofsted rated Roehampton's primary-age courses as "Outstanding". The inspection was conducted by nine of His Majesty's inspectors and three Ofsted Inspectors. The University's primary-age phase courses, that currently have 673 trainees, scored "Outstanding" for overall effectiveness, quality of education and training, leadership and management. You can read more here.
Learning
Our subject rooms are set up to include resources you will find in a primary classroom environment.
This is important for your full immersion into the school environment and familiarity with the way classrooms are structured, and the type of resources teachers need on a daily basis.
You will cover all of the Early Years Foundation stage, National Curriculum Core and Foundation Subjects. You will examine learning across the curriculum and the relationship between the subjects in these two groups.
Two assessed teaching placements in our partner schools will provide you with invaluable hands-on work experience giving you the confidence for your future career and a better understanding of how teaching works in practice. The opportunity to review pedagogy in other schools is also provided.
Assessment
Each module has its own assignment which must be passed to be awarded the PGCE.
The three modules covered during the year are:
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Professional Studies
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The Core Curriculum
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The Wider Curriculum
In the Core Curriculum, the focus will be on English, Maths or Science and you will plan a sequence of lessons which you will deliver relating to a current area of research in your subject. A written essay will then provide a rationale for your lessons and an evaluation of the learning which took place. The Wider Curriculum assessment allows you to focus on one foundation subject. For the Professional Studies assignment you will write about how children learn focusing on a key priority area.
Careers
Take the lead in shaping a sustainable future in education.
Graduates of PGCE Primary go into careers in:
- Teaching
- Management and leadership roles within schools and other education settings
- Charity roles
- Policy advice
- National assessment
- Curriculum development.
Our careers team is available to support you from the start of your studies until after you graduate. We will help you build your CV, prepare for interviews, and meet and learn from successful graduates working at the top of their careers.
Open days
Get a real taste of our campus, community and what it’s like to study at Roehampton
Applying
How to apply
To apply for this course on DfE Find and Apply system, please click on the link below:
You can also access a lot of useful information about all aspects of training to be a techer on the Get into Teaching website.
The PGCE Primary programme covers the 3-11 age phase so you will be qualified to teach the Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Your two assessed placements will be in contrasting age phases. PGCE Primary course code: X121.
We recommend that all candidates have some recent experience of being in a classroom and observing teaching and learning. You may be able to arrange this with schools in your local area or that you have a contact with. If you would like help finding a school to visit then please use the Government’s Get into Teaching website -https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/train-to-be-a-teacher/get-school-experience
Specific entry requirements
Please visit this page for full details of the entry requirements for PGCE Primary.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
UK: £9,250
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
How to apply
To apply for this course on DfE Find and Apply system, please click on the link below:
You can also access a lot of useful information about all aspects of training to be a techer on the Get into Teaching website.
The PGCE Primary programme covers the 3-11 age phase so you will be qualified to teach the Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Your two assessed placements will be in contrasting age phases. PGCE Primary course code: X121.
We recommend that all candidates have some recent experience of being in a classroom and observing teaching and learning. You may be able to arrange this with schools in your local area or that you have a contact with. If you would like help finding a school to visit then please use the Government’s Get into Teaching website -https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/train-to-be-a-teacher/get-school-experience
Specific entry requirements
Please visit this page for full details of the entry requirements for PGCE Primary.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
EU and International: £17,950
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.