PGCE Secondary Geography Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE

Develop your teaching skills, and qualify as a secondary geography teacher, with our PGCE Secondary Education with Geography course.

At the Institute of Education, you’ll be trained to teach children from secondary school intake at the age of 11 to the end of their A-levels.

Our PGCE Geography course combines theory, research and practical classroom experience with children of different ages. You’ll explore a range of pedagogical approaches to geography teaching – physical, human and environmental.

You will learn through a series of seminars and workshops in a well-resourced campus environment, as well as in the field. You’ll also have the opportunity to use GIS software during your training, and to conduct and reflect upon fieldwork.

Qualified Teacher Status

This Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Secondary Geography 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.

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