PGCE6052
This module gives you the opportunity to acquire and secure the core professional habits, behaviours and pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary at the...
PGCE PGCE Primary 5-11 (with QTS)
Develop your understanding of primary education and the practical teaching skills used to support children’s learning.
Key facts
- Duration
- Full time: 1 year
- Part time: 24 months
- Starts
- September 2027
- Level
- Master's and postgraduate
- UCAS code
- PGCE (5-11) 2254
- Location
- Headington
- School
- School of Education, Humanities and Languages
About this course
Join a course whose graduates inspire thousands of children and teach in many schools across Oxfordshire and beyond. Our PGCE will help you develop the subject and pedagogical knowledge you need to become an effective, reflective classroom teacher. Schools value our graduates for their preparation, professionalism and ability to meet the high standards expected of teachers.
You’ll develop the knowledge, skills and professional understanding to make a positive difference to every child you teach. You’ll learn from university lecturers who bring extensive experience from schools, including senior leadership roles, alongside expertise in their specialist subjects. On placement, expert colleagues in our partnership schools will provide mentoring, feedback and support as you apply and refine your learning in the classroom.
On successful completion of the programme, you’ll be eligible to be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), ready to begin your teaching career and continue your professional learning as a reflective and inclusive teacher.
Purposefully designed placements
Put your training into practice with placements in at least two different schools and key stages and learn how to make a difference in the lives of every child you teach
Excellence for all
The programme is underpinned by the principles of character, equity and inclusion, with a focus on adaptive inclusive pedagogies
Evidence informed practice
Masters level modules that foster curiosity and aspiration to make a difference
Expert support
Incremental and sustained trainee progress - with nothing left to chance and tailored support available to all
Research expertise
The School of Education, Humanities and Languages is a thriving centre for educational research and teacher professional development. Students on master's level programmes therefore join a large research community comprising researchers at all levels of higher education study.
We hold two major research conferences each year - the School of Education Research Conference and the EdD Colloquium. All students are invited to attend our annual Research
Seminar Series (which attracts both internal and external speakers). We also organise a number of conferences, lectures, seminars and debates, some of which have an international reach.
The School’s six research groups exist to encourage engagement in research, publication, conference presentations, seminars and workshops:
- Inclusion and Wellbeing
- Policy, Partnership and Leadership
- STEAM pedagogy and learning
- Humanistic Perspectives on Education
- Early Years
- Applied Linguistics
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements
| Qualification | Typical offer |
|---|---|
| GCSE English Language | Grade 4 or above |
| GCSE Maths | Grade 4 or above |
- A recognised UK degree, or degree equivalent, and a minimum of a second class honours (2.2).
- All applicants will be screened for fitness to practise and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be made.
- Additional DBS and Health teaching checks are completed prior to your enrolment. Once you have accepted an offer from Oxford Brookes you will be notified to complete your Health and DBS checks preceding your enrolment.
Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to an online interview. You'll receive an email invite to your interview, where you’ll find linked interview advice and guidance about what to bring and how to prepare.
The interview is an opportunity for us to get to know you and for you to discover more about the programme. During the interview you will be given the opportunity to respond to a core element of the OBU ITET evidence base.
Fees and funding
Fees
| Fee types | 2026/27 | 2027/28 |
|---|---|---|
| Home full-time | £9,790 | £10,050 |
| International full-time | £17,250 | £18,200 |
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.
The following factors will be taken into account by the University when it is setting the annual fees: inflationary measures such as the retail price indices, projected increases in University costs, changes in the level of funding received from Government sources, admissions statistics and access considerations including the availability of student support.
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
- For information on payment methods please see our Make a Payment page.
- For information about refunds please visit our Refund policy page.
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Learning and assessment
The PGCE prepares you to teach effectively across the primary phase. Underpinned by Department for Education expectations, our curriculum develops the knowledge, skills you need to become a reflective and inclusive teacher who supports each pupil to thrive.
You’ll learn, review and revisit key ideas through three stages: Novice, Advanced Beginner and Effective. This approach helps you reflect on your practice, respond to feedback and make purposeful improvements.
Learning takes place on campus and in schools. You’ll observe, practise, refine and apply what you learn, making connections between research, university teaching and classroom practice.
Five core components underpin the programme:
- Professional Conduct and Responsibilities
- Climate for Learning; How Pupils Learn
- Subject and Curriculum Knowledge
- Planning and Preparation; and Assessment
- Adaptation and Feedback.
Learn from experts, practise with purpose.
You’ll be part of a vibrant and supportive learning community, learning from experienced subject specialists who bring current knowledge and expertise from education into the classroom. Our on-campus teaching develops your theoretical knowledge, practical skills and understanding of teaching.
You’ll practise and refine what you learn in a supportive environment before applying it in school.
On placement, expert colleagues in our partnership schools will mentor you as you develop your knowledge, skills and confidence through purposeful practice.
Our team carefully organises your placement learning so you experience a range of school settings and develop a broad understanding of teaching. You’ll work across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, building the knowledge, skills and experience needed to become an effective and adaptive teacher.
Assessment
On this course you will develop the knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes to become an effective early career teacher (ECT).
You are assessed on this course through a range of course assignments with no exams, including:
- essays
- projects
- portfolios
- presentations
- trainee progress profile
- professionalism and classroom practice
- deliberate practice.
Your progress towards meeting the Teachers’ Standards (DfE 2012) is tracked and monitored continuously throughout the programme, both in the University and during school placements, using the trainee progress profile.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
PGCE6050
Through this module you will equip yourself with the subject and pedagogical knowledge to teach the core primary subjects - English, maths and science. You'll...
PGCE6051
Building on experience and prior knowledge, this module will help to support you in developing a secure foundational understanding of subject knowledge and...
PGCE6055
30 credits
You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the causes and impact of inequity in education. You will consider examples of inequity and the implications...
PGCE6053
This is your opportunity to acquire and secure the core professional behaviours, pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary at the advanced beginner stage of...
PGCE7017
30 credits
You’ll explore the relationship between evidence, policy and classroom practice, considering how research and national policy are interpreted and translated...
PGCE6054
Through this module, you'll have the opportunity to acquire and secure the core professional habits, behaviours, pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary at...
Careers
Start your teaching career with confidence.
Teaching is a career where you can make a lasting difference to children’s lives. Throughout the course, you’ll develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to begin your career as a primary teacher and make a positive difference to every child you teach.
Through your placements, you’ll build strong professional relationships with teachers, mentors and school leaders across a range of schools. You’ll graduate with valuable classroom experience, a growing professional network and the confidence to take the next step into your teaching career.
Professional Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Teaching Regulation Agency to grant Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in the UK. You will be provisionally registered with the Teaching Regulation Agency at the beginning of your course. Students who successfully complete the course will be recommended for QTS.
How to apply
Apply for this course through DfE Apply. Applications are now closed for September 2026 entry. Applications will open for September 2027 entry on September 29, 2026.
Accommodation for this course
If you're applying for this course, please note that there are specific accommodation arrangements for some students. Find out more about accommodation options for this course.
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