PGCE Secondary Science with Biology - PGCE: Fees & Entry Requirements at London Metropolitan University, UK

PGCE Secondary Science with Biology - PGCE

UK

What will I learn?

Learn how to teach science and biology to 11 to 16-year-olds and, by arrangement, 16 to 18-year-olds on our PGCE Secondary Science with Biology course. Gain practical hands-on experience at our partnership schools and learn how to improve your pupils’ love of this biology through the latest teaching methods and principles. Trainees on our PGCE Secondary courses attain high results, with almost 100% passing the course. This PGCE Secondary Science with Biology course will help you gain the skills to become a competent teacher of science for students up to 14 years old, biology for 15 to 16-year-olds and achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). On request, you can also have the opportunity to work in the 16 to 18 age range. In the sessions at London Met you’ll develop your teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques, as well as discovering the fundamentals of how children learn. These sessions include collaborative projects and school-based projects with other trainees, as well as learning the principles of teaching and pupil assessment. This PGCE course takes advantage of its London location to broaden your understanding of teaching in multicultural and diverse urban environments. Through your two placements at one of our partnership schools, you’ll help develop lesson plans and contribute to the development of pupils’ scientific skills and knowledge.

Which department am I in?

School of Social Sciences and Professions

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
£19,500.00 (21,24,646) per year
May vary annually and there may be additional fees.

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Holloway Campus

166-220 Holloway Road,

Tower Building,

London,

Greater London,

N7 8DB, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

You will be required to have: a UK degree, preferably grade 2.2 or equivalent, in Biology or relevant degrees including geology, metallurgy, chemical engineering and forensic science, literacy and numeracy tests - these are university-based tests, which you will be asked to undertake at your interview, a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and Confirmation of Fitness to Teach (eg a London Metropolitan University Health Check) - you will be advised to apply for these after an offer is made, GCSE English and Mathematics grade C (grade 4 from 2017) or above (or equivalent)*

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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