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PGCE for International Trainees (fully online)

School of Education
  • See the entry requirements below
  • Sep 2024
  • Full-time
  • 37 Weeks
  • Postgraduate
  • PGCE
  • Online
      • UK degree (2.2 or above). For equivalent qualifications, contact pgce-edu@buckingham.ac.uk to confirm that your qualification meets the University entry requirements
      • You must be employed as a teacher in an international school abroad that teaches the English National Curriculum or the International Baccalaureate (IB) and be in sole charge of a full-size class for a minimum of 10 hours a week.
      • International applicants may need to demonstrate proficiency in English. Full details are available on our Postgraduate Language Requirements page

    In addition, you must:

    • Obtain a commitment from your school to provide a suitable mentor.
    • Show the physical and mental fitness to teach.

    The employing school must be able to fully support a candidate through the course, enabling them to demonstrate all of the English Teachers’ Standards and releasing them for the compulsory live online training days (six per year + two induction).