Kingston University

Secondary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE: Citizenship with Social Science

Kingston UniversityKingston Hill, United Kingdom

Course overview

Prepare for a career enabling 11–16 year-olds to explore key citizenship and social science concepts Are you a Social Science and Humanities graduate, passionate about inspiring young people to become active, engaged citizens? Kingston University's Citizenship with Social Sciences PGCE is the perfect platform for you to kickstart your teaching career. Our aim is to develop confident, values-driven teachers ready to make a positive impact on young people's lives.

This innovative, future-facing teacher education program will give you the skills you need to build students' critical understanding of key citizenship and social science concepts. For example, citizenship topics include identity, rights, democracy, and justice. Meanwhile, the Social Science component of this course will equip you to teach Sociology, Politics, and Psychology to 14-19-year-olds.

Developing such a wide range of skills will ensure you can meet curriculum requirements for teaching 11-16-year-olds, including GCSEs, and enhance your employability. Our PGCE blends academic learning with practical classroom experience. You will gain essential skills like empathy, creativity, and digital competency.

In addition, you will collaborate with institutions like the Houses of Parliament and the Association for Citizenship Teaching. You will have the chance to put your learning into practice at Kingston's partnership schools. These schools, alongside the University, will provide the personalised support you need to achieve your best and go on to a successful and fulfilling career in secondary education.

The rest of the time will be spent being taught by highly experienced professionals. The Department of Education provides the latest in classroom technology to ensure you embark on your work experience with the utmost confidence. As a result, this course will prepare you for a successful career as a research-engaged Citizenship and/or Social Sciences teacher.

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Key highlights

  • Leads to Qualified Teacher Status for secondary teaching
  • Trains you to teach citizenship to 11–16 year-olds, including GCSEs
  • Prepares you to teach Sociology, Politics and Psychology to 14–19s
  • Collaboration with the Houses of Parliament and Association for Citizenship Teaching
  • School placements at partnership schools with personalised support
  • Latest classroom technology to prepare you for placements

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:2 — to include related subject; or above
  • GCSE: 4 or above — to include English, Mathematics
  • Additional condition: interview — Additional requirements for Citizenship with Social Science PGCE Open If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an online interview via Microsoft Teams.
  • Additional condition: dbs_check — All candidates who are offered a place will be required to have a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) criminal records check, in Child Workforce.

Scholarships

  • Alumni Discount

    Award: 10% discount on tuition fees.

    Up to 10% of fees

  • Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Award

    The Chelsea Arts Club Trust MA Materials and Research Award is a £2,500 bursary, awarded each year to an MA Fashion or MA Sustainable Fashion student.

    Up to £2,500

  • Chevening Scholarships

    Award: Tuition fees, travel costs and living allowance subsidised.

  • International Merit-Based scholarships

    The scholarships are worth £5,000 towards your first year tuition fees.

    Up to £5,000

  • Niloufar Ebrahim Scholarship

    The scholarship will cover a portion of tuition fees for the applicant, up to the value of £1,000.

  • Postgraduate Progression Scholarship

    The Kingston University Postgraduate Progressions Scholarship offers a 15% reduction in postgraduate tuition fees.

  • The Kingston Impact Scholarship

    £5,000 tuition fee contribution to two MBA students.

    Up to £5,000

  • The Kingston MBA Scholarship

    Kingston University Business School is proud to offer a tuition fee scholarship of £5,000 to self-funded candidates.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Secondary school citizenship teacher
  • Secondary school social sciences teacher
  • Sociology teacher
  • Politics teacher
  • Psychology teacher

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,200 per year

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Kingston University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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