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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Mount Pleasant Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
About this course Become a superb Primary teacher at LJMU. Graduate with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for the 3-7 or 5-11 age range. Earn whilst you learn on this employment-based initial teacher training programme Train to teach whilst an employee in a school setting and take on responsibility for your own classes from the first day of term Follow a curriculum developed and delivered in partnership with outstanding local schools Learn from LJMU staff at our city centre campus and from expert teachers Prepare for a career as an innovative and creative teacher The Salaried School-led programme is an employment based route which leads to a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status at Primary level. It is offered by Lead Partners in collaboration with LJMU. As a Salaried student teacher, you will be employed in a school while you train and will receive a salary from your school (the amount paid is linked to the unqualified teacher pay scale. The school will also cover the cost of your training to become a qualified teacher. Our philosophy of 3-7 teaching centres around a commitment to learning and teaching through play and interaction. This is a challenging and rigorous approach, which requires high level planning, organisation, intervention and assessment. Training to teach the 5-11 age range enables you to explore pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning across all national curriculum subjects with a particular focus on the core subjects, including the teaching of phonics.
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