Training to be a teacher can offer you an exciting and interesting career path, and there are many reasons to train to teach:
- Inspire others
- Make a difference
- Change the future of education practice
- Work within a community of educators
- Challenge yourself
- Explore exciting opportunities and employability
- Gain master’s credits
The PGCE at the University of Bristol is still open to applicants and we are recruiting in all our subjects (excluding History) for September 2022.
Due to the ongoing situation concerning the global pandemic, we are currently not carrying out face-to-face interviews. However, we are now offering interviews online.
Our interview processes will still be rigorous, including presentations or discussions, written tasks, and individual interviews, but we will be carrying them out remotely.
The PGCE at the University of Bristol was graded as Outstanding in our most recent Ofsted inspection and the report praised our programme saying that we offer “research-led training that leads to trainees’ deep pedagogical understanding. This builds on the strong academic calibre of trainees and their professionalism and develops highly effective teachers.”
Applications should be made through UCAS, and for more information about teacher training take a look at the government website 'Get into Teaching'. There you will find full details about training options, funding, salary and benefits, and much more.
The Black Bristol PGCE Scholarship Programme
The Black Bristol PGCE Scholarship Programme seeks to address the lack of representation of the Black heritage community in higher education across the UK. It will annually fund Black and mixed-Black heritage students in the School of Education’s PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) Initial Teacher Education programme.
The School of Education have been allocated four Initial Teacher Education (PGCE) scholarships annually, across the next 3 years of the programme, with a total of 16 Scholarships to be funded overall.
To find out more, please visit the Black Bristol PGCE Scholarship Programme page. There you will find more information, such as eligibility, and the application form.