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Our Joint Strategic Partner PGCE courses allow applicants to choose the school or Multi-Academy Trust that they will train in, with the expectation that employment will be secured in the training school the end of the course. Our university teacher training sessions support you to gain the award of PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status. These routes are offered in both Primary and Secondary Education, you apply directly to our partner schools for this route via ‘Find Postgraduate Teacher Training’.
We offer two Employment-Based routes - The School-Based Salaried route and the Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship. As a trainee on these routes, you are employed by one of our partner training schools as an unqualified teacher. You will undertake training at the university, leading to recommendation to the Department for Education for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). These routes are offered in both Primary and Secondary Education.
Employment-Based routes are suitable for graduates with school experience or career changers. Please see the ‘Find Postgraduate Teacher Training’ service for places and our Apprenticeship pages for further details of how to apply.
You can search for the full list of Postgraduate Teacher Training routes in Primary and Secondary Education via the new Department for Education 'Find Postgraduate Teacher Training' service. You can search courses/routes by us as a provider and subject.
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The Joint Lead Partner PGCE route is for graduates who are looking to secure training at a specific partnership school whilst following a PGCE programme. This route allows you to apply to one of our partnership schools who will organise your placements and provides University and school-based training. Successful completion of this route will lead to recommendation for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), along with 60 credits at Master’s level. that can be used towards our Masters degree in education. Trainees are responsible for tuition fees and are entitled to bursaries and student loans.
The School-Based Salaried route is for graduates and ideally suited to career changers. This route allows you to apply to one of our partnership schools for your training year, where you will be employed as a full-time member of staff, subject to employment regulations and attend training sessions with theoretical underpinning. Whilst training you will usually receive, from your employing school an unqualified teacher's salary. Successful completion of this route will lead to recommendation for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), along with 20 credits at Master’s level that can be used towards our Masters degree in education.
“Relationships between the university and partner settings are strong.”
“The partnership provides effective training, both in the university and partner settings, that prepares trainees well to teach their subjects. Trainees learn how to apply relevant research to their teaching. They become reflective practitioners, committed to ongoing professional development. Trainees are also well prepared for the realities of teaching.” (Ofsted 2021)
Centre-based teacher training takes place at the Institute of Education, Walsall campus, with some specialist sessions taking place at partner schools.
School-based teacher training takes place at one of our partnership schools. This includes schools located in the following areas:
Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Wolverhampton and Walsall.
There are many ways that you can prepare for teacher training. We have put together a list of things that you can do and courses that you can take to support your application.
Come along to one of our Postgraduate Open Evenings where you will have the opportunity to talk to staff and students who are currently studying and find out more about the course and our facilities.