PGCE Teaching Programmes

Welcome to the teaching courses at London Met!

Find information about the course of your choice here.

***Please note that the next entry date for the teaching courses is September 2011.***

Primary Initial Teacher Education:

• PGCE in Early Years and Primary
• BEd Early Years Teaching with QTS - 3 Year Course 
• BA Honours with QTS - Registered Teacher Programme (RTP) in Primary or Early Years (2 year employment-based course)

Secondary Initial Teacher Education:

• PGCE Secondary English with Media/Drama 
• PGCE Secondary Citizenship 
• PGCE Secondary Mathematics 
• PGCE Secondary Modern European and Community Languages
• PGCE Secondary Music 
• PGCE Secondary Physical Education 
• PGCE Secondary Science with Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• BA Music Education with QTS - 2 Year Course 

Read about the experiences of PGCE trainees here:

• Science - Ijeoma Okehie
• Science - Andrew Chambi
• Science - Mo Pacha 
• Music - Gareth James
• Modern Languages - Sarah Perlberg
• Modern Languages - Victoria Handley
• Maths - Shawki Dayekh
• Maths - Sumaira Iftikhar
• Citizenship - Mark Judge
• Citizenship - Janett Larkin
• Early Years - Fredrick Hall

Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Courses

We are running the follow courses over the next academic year:

• Six Months Maths Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Course for candidates holding conditional offers for PGCE, GTP or SCITT Secondary Mathematics programmes. Next available start date is January 2011. 
• Six Months Chemistry Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Course for candidates holding conditional offers for PGCE, GTP or SCITT Secondary Science programmes. Next available start date: September 2011. 
• Six Months Physics Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Course for candidates holding conditional offers for PGCE, GTP or SCITT Secondary Music programmes. Next available start date: September 2011.  
• French Extension Course for candidates holding conditional offers for Initial Teacher Training courses in Secondary Modern Languages. Next available start date: May 2011.

Teaching Information Evening

The next Teaching Information Evening will be held in October/November 2010. For more information and to book a place, please click here.

You can also visit the University through one of the general open days, or on a weekly campus tour. Click here for details of these.

Return To Teach

We are running Return To Teach courses in the 2010-2011 year - click here for further details.

Applying for our courses

Please note - to apply for the PGCE courses, you need to make your application through the Graduate Teacher Training Registry - not to the University. Details below:

• Graduate Teacher Training Registry
• Tel: 0870112205
• www.gttr.ac.uk
• Institute code name: LONMT
• Institute code: L68

To apply for the BA Music Education or BEd Early Years Teaching, please apply through UCAS. Click here for more details.

To apply for the RTP, visit the RTP website, www.londonmet.ac.uk/rtp.

PGCE Term Dates

PGCE Primary and Early Years

• Term 1: Monday 13th September 2010 - Friday 17th December 2011.
• Term 2: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - Friday 8th April 2011.
• Term 3: Tuesday 26th April 2011 - Wednesday 6th July 2011.

PGCE Secondary courses

• Term 1: Monday 13th September 2010 - Friday 17th December 2011.
• Term 2: Tuesday 4th January 2011 - Friday 8th April 2011.
• Term 3: Tuesday 26th April 2011 - Friday 17th June 2011.

Do you need classroom experience?

Are you a currently studying full time or part time at foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate level?

If so, you could be eligible for our Student Associates Scheme - gain valuable experience in schools to aid your PGCE application.

Click here to go to the Student Associates Scheme webpage.