The Department for Secondary Education offers PGC Courses and a MA in Education.

Leeds Trinity University College also works in partnership with schools in the North of Leeds to offer school-centred initial teacher-training for graduates. Find out more about Leeds SCITT...

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PGC Courses

Our PGC Courses offered at two levels - professional and post-graduate. Everyone studies towards the professional graduate qualification (PGC) to gain QTS but all students may also opt to study two modules and gain a Post-Graduate Certificate (PGCert).

Employment rates for graduates of our PGC programmes are consistently above the national average with ex-students filling teaching posts in every corner of the UK. 

The Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGC) course is designed in three stages to provide a gradual and supportive induction into teaching:

Stage 1 consists of College-based training which provides a knowledge base on lesson planning, class management and assessment.

Stage 2 is a a 12 week block of full time School-based training in a partnership school. 

Stage 3 is the second school placement of 12 weeks, which  enables trainees to experience two different types of schools and so prepares trainees well for starting as a Newly Qualified Teacher the following September.

Throughout both placements trainees are strongly supported by College and School-based tutors. Assessment during College-based training is by coursework and during School-based training by performance.

Subjects and Age-Phase

Trainees in Business Studies are trained and qualified to teach pupils aged 14-19.

Trainees in Modern Foreign Languages (Urdu) are trained and qualified to teach either 11-16 or 14-19.

Trainees in English, History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, Spanish) and Religious Education are trained and qualified to teach either 11-16 or 11-18.