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Train to teach: School of Education offers tuition fee rebate for PGCE Religious Education (RE) students for 2023-24

19 April 2023

The School of Education at the University of Bristol is once again offering financial support in the form of a tuition fee rebate of £500 for all student teachers undertaking the Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Religious Education (RE) in 2023-24.

This is a one-year post-graduate programme to become a secondary school teacher of RE, leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and 60 master's credits.  During the programme you will train in schools in the Bristol and Greater Bristol area, and many of our trainees go on to find jobs in the South-West. Local schools really value the quality of training that the University of Bristol Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme offers. 

We are offering this incentive to encourage applications to the PGCE in RE for 2023-24. As PGCE Programme Director Ruth Bailey explains: “Being a teacher is a hugely rewarding and dynamic career; good teachers can transform the lives of young people. We are delighted to be offering this incentive in a subject where there is a need for more teachers.”

Schoolchild raises hand in a classroom with teacher

The University of Bristol accepts applications from candidates with a diverse range of educational backgrounds. We will consider applications from individuals with a 2:2 or higher honours degree in:

  • Theology
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Education
  • Other social sciences degree but with an A-level in Religious Studies

Candidates must have an interest in teaching RE and working with young people, and have suitable qualifications and qualities to be a teacher. More information about the PGCE at the University of Bristol can be found on the University of Bristol's website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2023/ssl/pgce-education-secondary/ 

Further information

You can also find more information about becoming a teacher via the Department for Education’s website: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/

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