Manchester ,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PGCE Secondary Religious Education with QTS in Manchester United Kingdom | Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
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Manchester United Kingdom
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
20,000
(c. USD26,723.4)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
For both the University-led and School Direct PGCE programs, you'll attend lectures and seminars at Manchester Metropolitan while completing a minimum of 120 days in school placements across the North West region.
On campus, you'll primarily work alongside peers in your subject specialization. Interactive, practical workshops will teach you effective lesson planning and delivery techniques.
While most learning occurs within your subject group, you'll participate in critical studies lectures and professional development sessions alongside students from various disciplines.
These cross-disciplinary sessions enhance all dimensions of your teaching practice, covering essential topics like classroom management, mental health awareness, professional identity, and child protection.
The program also strengthens your academic skills through exposure to cutting-edge educational research and theory, ensuring your teaching methods remain relevant and learner-focused. Many instructors actively contribute to research and share valuable insights about its practical classroom applications.
Initial coursework focuses on developing academic skills for postgraduate study while introducing educational fundamentals and professional teaching standards.
You'll receive comprehensive guidance about program expectations and assessment timelines to help maintain organization throughout your studies.
Career preparation forms an integral part of the program, with tutors and mentors assisting with CV development and interview preparation for your first teaching position.
School placements provide opportunities to apply university learning in real classrooms, building both subject expertise and teaching confidence.
Each placement includes guidance from an experienced mentor who supports all aspects of your practical experience, from initial lesson delivery to student assessment and parent communication.
Placements expose you to diverse learners, with tailored support to adapt your teaching approaches to individual student needs.
Upon completion, you'll earn a subject-specific Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach across all school levels.
The program also awards 60 master's-level credits (of the 180 required for a full degree), which can be applied toward future advanced study and professional growth.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Degree
You will normally have a minimum of a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification. Your degree needs to support the subject knowledge requirements of the curriculum for religious education. For exceptional candidates, particularly those with substantial relevant work experience in schools or relevant occupations, we will consider applications from those who hold a 3rd class degree.
GCSEs
You will also need GCSEs at grade C/4 or above in English language and mathematics. However, you may be able to apply with GCSEs pending for this course as we can offer Manchester Met GCSE equivalency tests. This will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor, and only offered if considered appropriate after interview.
We do not accept the following qualificationsas equivalent to GCSE: adult numeracy and literacy, functional skills or key skills.
You can apply with GCSEs pending for this course and in exceptional circumstances Manchester Met GCSE equivalency tests may be offered. This will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor and will only be offered if considered appropriate after interview.
Experience in educational settings
Successful candidateswill demonstrate a good understanding of teaching and learning within a secondary school setting.
You may wish to evidence your understanding by drawing on related examples or experiences, such as time spent in schools or other learning settings.
Other requirements
Appropriate post-16 qualifications.
An ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
An informed and realistic understanding of the complexities and challenge of teaching in a secondary school.
An understanding of how learning develops within an engaging rich and broad context, with recognition of the contribution made by parents and carers.
Personal qualities and abilities appropriate to becoming an effective teacher, including a strong motivation to teach young students, an ability to express personal views with clarity and conviction, to listen and respond appropriately to the views of others, awareness of, and commitment to, issues relating to equal opportunities and providing all students with an inclusive learning environment.
Intellectual capacity to critically reflect upon experience and personal challenges.
A Disclosure and Barring Service Check and DfE Fitness to Teach test are also required.
Overseas candidates should have Cambridge Proficiency in English orIELTS Band 7 with no less than 6.0 in any element.
You will normally have a minimum of a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification. Your degree needs to support the subject knowledge requirements of the curriculum for religious education. For exceptional candidates, particularly those with substantial relevant work experience in schools or relevant occupations, we will consider applications from those who hold a 3rd class degree.
GCSEs
You will also need GCSEs at grade C/4 or above in English language and mathematics. However, you may be able to apply with GCSEs pending for this course as we can offer Manchester Met GCSE equivalency tests. This will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor, and only offered if considered appropriate after interview.
We do not accept the following qualificationsas equivalent to GCSE: adult numeracy and literacy, functional skills or key skills.
You can apply with GCSEs pending for this course and in exceptional circumstances Manchester Met GCSE equivalency tests may be offered. This will be at the discretion of the admissions tutor and will only be offered if considered appropriate after interview.
Experience in educational settings
Successful candidateswill demonstrate a good understanding of teaching and learning within a secondary school setting.
You may wish to evidence your understanding by drawing on related examples or experiences, such as time spent in schools or other learning settings.
Other requirements
Appropriate post-16 qualifications.
An ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
An informed and realistic understanding of the complexities and challenge of teaching in a secondary school.
An understanding of how learning develops within an engaging rich and broad context, with recognition of the contribution made by parents and carers.
Personal qualities and abilities appropriate to becoming an effective teacher, including a strong motivation to teach young students, an ability to express personal views with clarity and conviction, to listen and respond appropriately to the views of others, awareness of, and commitment to, issues relating to equal opportunities and providing all students with an inclusive learning environment.
Intellectual capacity to critically reflect upon experience and personal challenges.
A Disclosure and Barring Service Check and DfE Fitness to Teach test are also required.
Overseas candidates should have Cambridge Proficiency in English orIELTS Band 7 with no less than 6.0 in any element.
Tuition
GBP
20,000