Primary Education with Specialism in SEN with QTS - PGCE at Birmingham City University

Our aim is to help you become a committed, confident and creative teacher so we’ll train you in the essential tools you need to kick-start your career in education. You’ll increase your ability to handle the ever-evolving teaching environment, and by the time your course is complete, you’ll be in a position to continue developing your understanding, knowledge and skills throughout your professional life.

You’ll discover that the way we teach you and the time you spend in schools in the Birmingham area will give you a broad experience of working with children who come from a wide range of different social, economic and cultural backgrounds so you’ll be well placed to take on your NQT year.

• Successful completion of this course will highlight your SEN expertise and help you to stand out from the crowd

• Consistently high employability rates, with over 98% of our 2017 PGCE Primary graduates in employment or further study six months after their course (latest DLHE survey results 2016/17

• We support you with the job application process as part of your course

• Gain Master's level credits gained as part of this course that you can then use towards a full Master's degree

• We have strong relationships with hundreds of primary schools in the region. Schools are committed to the quality of experience they offer our trainees

• Our team of experienced teachers, who have held senior positions in schools, are there to support and guide your progress

• We meet the Department for Education's (DfE) Criteria for Initial Teacher Training and successful candidates on our Initial Teacher Training courses will be recommended to the DfE for Qualified Teacher Status.