Teaching lets you make a real and positive difference every day - inspiring and transforming young lives along the way.
You'll begin a hugely rewarding career, where you can raise aspirations and make a genuine difference to children’s lives.
What can PGCE courses at UEA offer you?
Our teacher training courses enable you to:
Choose between a wide variety of Primary and Secondary pathways and subject specialisms.
Gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and 90 Master’s level credits.
Experience your placements in a variety of diverse educational settings and locations, thanks to our extensive partnership networks. These include opportunities in inner city, rural and coastal schools, as well as teaching in theatres and museums.
Build friendships with fellow trainee teachers from all walks of life, all eager to learn from and support one another.
Belong to a diverse and welcoming community at UEA, with access to careers support, health and wellbeing services and a beautiful campus environment.
Benefit from fully-funded DfE teacher training bursaries and scholarships for certain subjects, tuition fee discount scholarships and scholarships exclusively available to UEA alumni.
Learn to use theory and research to continually improve your teaching and reflect upon your successes and progress as a teacher.
Benefit from the support of expert tutors throughout your training year and when you enter the classroom as a newly qualified teacher.
Will you choose to teach Primary or Secondary?
Whether you decide to teach at primary or secondary level, you're kickstarting a fulfilling career. Discover the unique aspects of both primary and secondary school teaching courses at UEA, including the programme structure and our pathways and subject specialisms.
UEA PGCE open events
Attend our free events to get expert advice and information on becoming a teacher and get the chance to speak to our tutors, Admissions Team and current students.
Teacher training bursaries and scholarships
There are a range of bursaries and scholarships available to help you finance your studies, including fully-funded DfE teacher training bursaries for certain subjects and tuition fee discounts for UEA alumni.
How to become a teacher
Once you've explored the information on our webpages and decided to become a teacher, you can use GOV.UK to apply for a postgraduate teacher training course to teach in a state primary or secondary school, or in further education.
Still got questions about becoming a teacher?
We've put together a list of frequently asked questions to help inform your research into teacher training. We're happy to help if you can't find the answers to your questions, simply email our PGCE Admissions Team.