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Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Conversion Course – Secondary

School of Education
  • See the entry requirements below
  • Sep 2024
  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks
  • Postgraduate
  • QTS
  • Online
  • For entry onto QTS conversion course, you will be expected to have the following:

    • UK degree*
    • GCSE in English, Maths at grade C/4 or above*
    • You must be employed as a teacher in a secondary independent or state school and be teaching your subject for a minimum of twelve hours across two consecutive Key Stages.

    *For equivalent qualifications, contact education@buckingham.ac.uk to confirm that your qualification(s) meet the University entry requirements.

    In addition, you must:

    • Demonstrate competence in literacy and numeracy.
    • Attend an interview.
    • Provide a reference from your headteacher supporting your application to undertake a PGCE.
    • Obtain the commitment from your school to release you for the second school placement and to provide a suitable mentor.
    • Provide a satisfactory criminal record check and show the physical and mental fitness to teach.