Routes into teaching

If you already hold a degree you will want to decide between a University-led course or a school-led (School Direct) course. You will also need to decide between secondary and primary teaching.

PGDE route

At LJMU our University-led courses are all PGDE (Postgraduate Diploma in Education) courses. They provide you with more Masters credits than a PGCE for the same duration of study and cost. We offer primary and secondary PGDE qualifications in the following:

Initial Teacher Training (Primary)
Initial Teacher Training (Secondary)

School Direct route

We also offer a wide range of School Direct courses in primary and secondary education based in schools across the North West. The majority of these courses are PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) courses but there are some PGDE courses available through this route. Some of the School Direct courses are tuition fee and some are salaried places.

• School Direct Initial Teacher Training (salaried) with QTS PgCert
• School Direct Primary and Secondary Initial Teacher Training (non-salaried) with QTS

If you do not hold a degree you might be interested in the following undergraduate courses:

• BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
• BA (Hons) Learning, Development and Support

In addition to these courses we also have some undergraduate degrees that would provide you with a good foundation for undertaking teacher training at postgraduate level after you have graduated. These are:

• BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
• BA (Hons) Education and Special Educational Needs