Further Education and Skills PGCE Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE

Further education teaching offers the opportunity to share your passion and experience with those age 16 plus.

Passing on your knowledge is rewarding as you inspire the next generation of workers.

Our full-time Further Education and Teaching PGCE provides you with a formal teaching qualification. There are also part-time options with our local partners.

You’ll learn with a team of experienced further education practitioners and gain practical teaching experience on placement.

Our trainees have studied a wide range of specialist areas including art and design, hairdressing, business and law.

This course is delivered through taught sessions at the Falmer campus and on placement in a further education setting.

Taught sessions at the university normally take place on a Wednesday where you will build on and enhance your strengths. Sessions include seminars and tutorials, self-directed study, peer-teaching sessions, practical workshops, shared expertise sessions with leading practitioners and reflexive learning.

You will spend two days a week teaching under supervision in one of our local partnerships which include further education colleges, sixth form colleges, a land-based college (Plumpton) as well as Lewes Prison, DV8 and the Connected Hub.

Our tutors and mentors will advise and support you throughout your placement. You will receive comprehensive feedback during this time which will enable you to see what you are doing well and where you might need to improve.