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Postgraduate Education and Teaching

Edge Hill is the only English university graded Ofsted ‘outstanding’ across all three initial teacher training age phases.
Edge Hill is one of the first English university’s graded Ofsted ‘outstanding’ across all three initial teacher training age phases.

Whether you’re looking to train to teach or already working in the children’s workforce, we offer a range of postgraduate teacher training courses. You could train to teach within primary early years, primary or secondary education, as well as in the further education and skills sector.

Our PGCEs (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) are complemented by a comprehensive professional development portfolio for teachers, those supporting teaching and learning, and others working in schools and educational settings.

If you’re a graduate seeking a career in teaching, you can:

  • study a broad-based early years or primary initial teacher training programme
  • specialise in primary mathematics or primary physical education
  • choose from a variety of secondary subject areas
  • prepare for a role in further education or the lifelong learning sector

If you want to join a PGCE in secondary education but lack the required subject knowledge, we may have a suitable subject knowledge enhancement or subject booster course for you.

Practical teaching experience

Whichever age range or specialism you choose, your programme will combine expert tuition with significant time spent in schools and other settings, enabling you to gain extensive practical experience and become increasingly confident in the classroom.

Specialist teaching courses

Additional professional development opportunities include specialist programmes in dyscalculia and dyslexia, accredited by the British Dyslexia Association, as well as courses exploring learning difficulties, educational enquiry, and mentoring and coaching. We also offer a range of MA Education pathways and a dedicated programme for newly appointed Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCos).

We also offer the Dyslexia Alternative Pathway CPD. This is suitable for all teachers/support staff who have achieved AMBDA status and have access to either post 16 learners or learners under 16. Completing the AMBDA CPD or AMBDA FE/H CPD will allow practitioners to teach and assess learners at the appropriate age range.

Find postgraduate teacher training courses

We offer a range of courses aimed at improving teaching and increasing employability in the field. Find one suitable to you below.

Courses

Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) and Subject Booster courses

Subject knowledge enhancement courses are available for Secondary PGCE applicants in selected subjects, as well as applicants to the Primary Mathematics Specialist PGCE.

Professional development courses

We also offer the Dyslexia Alternative Pathway CPD. This is suitable for all teachers/support staff who have achieved AMBDA status and have access to either post 16 learners or learners under 16. Completing the AMBDA CPD or AMBDA FE/H CPD will allow practitioners to teach and assess learners at the appropriate age range.

Our professional development portfolio includes:

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MA Education (Leadership) student, Steve Clark

The best thing about Edge Hill is the encouragement to develop and grow as an individual thinker, and to develop a creative way of looking at the world of education.

Steve Clark

MA Education (Leadership)

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Secondary Geography with QTS (11-16) student, Annabelle Hawley, wearing graduation robes and a mortar board

Studying my PGCE at Edge Hill has drastically changed my confidence academically and socially.

Annabelle Hawley

PGCE Secondary Geography with QTS (11-16)

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Secondary Geography with QTS (11-16) student, Charlotte Smith

I wanted to find a way to share my passion with pupils showing them the importance of our world, and this course is allowing me to achieve this.

Charlotte Smith

PGCE Secondary Geography with QTS (11-16)

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Primary Education with QTS student, Sophie Dottie

I’ve been given plenty of opportunities for continued professional development, and all my theory work is put into context either with real-life examples from my tutors, or when I see it first hand out on professional practice.

Sophie Dottie

PGCE Primary Education with QTS

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Mica Jayne Coleman Jones

Completing this course has given me opportunities to reframe the problems I have identified in education as opportunities to find improved solutions.

Mica Jayne Coleman Jones

MA Education

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A photo of Lydia Wakeham in a school classroom.

Edge Hill University has a fantastic reputation especially for education and teaching. After visiting an open day and meeting the lecturers I knew that Edge Hill was the place I wanted to study.

Lydia Wakeham

PGCE Primary Education with QTS

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Megan McGarry PGCE Secondary Physical Education with QTS

Whilst on placement in a school based in Liverpool, I have learnt new things every day.

Megan McGarry

PGCE Secondary Physical Education with QTS (11-16)

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Holly Grindley student profile

The quality of teaching I have received is outstanding. Having consistent support from staff who are so prepared has really made my experience exceptional.

Holly Grindley

PGCE Secondary Mathematics with QTS (11-16)

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Joel Irvine PGCE Secondary Physical Education with QTS (11-16)

I chose to study at Edge Hill due to the reputation of the University. There is genuinely a real effort made by Edge Hill for people to feel welcome at the University.

Joel Irvine

PGCE Secondary Physical Education with QTS (11-16)

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Matt Lamb student profile

The best thing about Edge Hill University to me is the quality of teaching mixed with the resources that are available.

Matt Lamb

PGCE Secondary Mathematics with QTS (11-16)

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Hina Suleman student profile

I would recommend everyone to consider joining the subject knowledge enhancement course regardless of their background as it provides you with a refresh of all the core concepts. It helps you become familiar with the curriculum more closely before you start your PGCE.

Hina Suleman

Subject Knowledge Enhancement Course, Secondary PGCE

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Teaching and education facilities

The Faculty of Education enjoys the enviable position of being one of the country’s leading providers of education, training and research for the Children’s Workforce.

Housed in a state-of-the-art £9m building, the Faculty of Education’s facilities include a 300-seat lecture theatre, five well-equipped ICT suites, and 18 teaching rooms complete with the latest technology.

The faculty has a strong commitment to practice-based learning and has developed partnerships with over 2,000 schools and colleges, local authorities and professional associations.

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