Postgraduate Certificate in Education PGCE (Norfolk Essex Suffolk Secondary NESTT)

Entry requirements

• GCSE English Language, Maths and Science at Grade 4/C or above (or equivalent)
• A UK first degree (or equivalent) - normally 2.2 honours or better (or equiv. 360 CAT points)
• If your qualifications were not gained in the UK, you can visit the National Academic Register Centre (NARIC) website to find out whether your qualifications are considered to be equivalent to UK GCSEs and degrees. Please note that the onus is on you to prove that your qualifications are equivalent and you must include a NARIC statement with your application verifying this.
• A skills teast will be undertaken prior to commecing the teacher training,
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Norfolk Essex Suffolk School Centred Initial Teaching Training programmes for Secondary teachers aim to bring together the very best of school centred and academic training to produce competent and confident Newly Qualified Teachers who consider and reflect upon the purposes of education, as well as having high levels of knowledge, understanding and skills in the learning and teaching of young people.

The Norfolk Essex Suffolk Secondary NESTT offers both Salaried and Tuition training routes. Both Secondary NESTT programmes are designed to facilitate maximum experiential learning. Trainees on the courses specialise in either Key Stages 3 and 4 or Key Stages 4 and 5. On successful completion of the course, all Tuition trainees will gain QTS and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and be qualified to teach across the secondary range. Salaried trainees all gain QTS and have the choice of gaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

Information for international students

For more information as an international applicant please see our website.

Fees and funding

For more information on teacher training funding please see this website