PGCE Secondary Physical Education

University of Reading
Postgraduate PGCE Full-time 10 Months Sport and exercise science

About this course

Benefit from evidence-based teaching, extensive sports resources and equipment, and consistently high employment rates on our well-regarded PGCE Secondary Physical Education.

This Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Secondary Physical Education course leads to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), qualifying you to teach the 11-18 age group in secondary schools in England and Wales.

The programme provides an interesting, stimulating, and challenging learning journey. It is an exciting time to become a PE teacher with the subject increasingly recognised in contributing positively to pupils' personal, social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.

For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/subject-area/education-pg/pgce-secondary-education-physical-education

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1224 Leisure and sports managers and proprietors
3219 Health associate professionals
3432 Sports coaches, instructors and officials
3214 Complementary health associate professionals
3431 Sports players
3433 Fitness and wellbeing instructors

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
10 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Reading
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Sport and exercise science