Course summary
You'll join a course whose graduates inspire thousands of children and teach in hundreds of schools across Oxfordshire and beyond. The PGCE is specifically designed to provide you with secure subject and pedagogical knowledge that enables you to be an effective classroom teacher. School leaders know our graduates are well-prepared to meet the high standards expected of them in our schools, with a broad range of on-campus and on-placement teaching and learning. Which will prepare you to make a difference in the lives of every child you will teach, every day. Your University lecturers have held senior posts in schools and are subject specialists. While on-placement, expert colleagues in our partnership schools will provide you with the mentoring to support your development of purposeful practice in schools. At the end of the programme, successful completion of the programme, will enable you to be recommended for qualified teacher status (QTS).
Assessment method
On this course you will develop the knowledge, understanding, skills and attributes to become an effective early career teacher (ECT). You are assessed on this course through a range of course assignments with no exams, including:
- essays
- projects
- portfolios
- presentations
- trainee progress profile
- professionalism and classroom practice
- deliberate practice.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Primary
How to apply
International applicants
Please see the University's standard English language requirements.
Entry requirements
GCSE: GCSEs or equivalents: achieve a standard of grade 4 or higher in English, Mathematics and Science (Science with Chemistry, Science with Physics, Science with Biology). A recognised UK degree, or degree equivalent, and a minimum of a second class honours (2.2). All applicants will be screened for fitness to practise and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be made. Additional DBS and Health teaching checks are completed prior to your enrolment. Once you have accepted an offer from Oxford Brookes you will be notified to complete your Health and DBS checks preceding your enrolment; you will receive your DBS notification by email in May. Please also see the University's general entry requirements. Screening All applicants will be screened for fitness to practise and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be made. Selection process Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to an online interview. You'll receive an email invite to your interview, where you’ll find linked interview advice and guidance about what to bring and how to prepare. The interview is an opportunity for us to get to know you and for you to discover more about the programme. During the interview you will be given the opportunity to respond to a core element of the OBU ITET evidence base.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9790 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9790 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fees quoted are for the first year only. If you are studying a course that lasts longer than one year, your fees will increase each year.
Please note, tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
Provider information
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane
Headington
Oxford
OX3 0BP