PGCE Secondary Biology

University of Manchester
Postgraduate PGCE Full-time 10 Months Biomedical sciencesBiology

About this course

PGCE Secondary Science (Biology) will train you to become a biology teacher across the 11 to 16 or 11 to 18 age range. You will be trained to teach across all sciences up to KS3.

The course will prepare you to teach the National Curriculum and related national strategies, GCSE and A-level. Completion leads to both a postgraduate qualification and recommendation for qualified teacher status (QTS).

University-based sessions will enable you to reflect on teaching methods and engage critically with the Science curriculum.

Experienced teachers will work alongside PGCE tutors, plus visitors from exam boards and the Royal Society of Biology.

Some sessions are run with the University's science departments to benefit fully from the University's resources, and with Manchester Museum and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

3111 Laboratory technicians
2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
3119 Science, engineering and production technicians
1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture
2112 Biological scientists
9112 Forestry and related workers

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
10 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Manchester
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Biomedical sciences, Biology