PGCE Secondary Science (Specialising In Biology)
University of East AngliaNorwich Research Park, Norwich
Course overview
If you’re looking for a career where you can inspire, motivate, and make a difference to the lives of young people, teaching is for you. At UEA, we don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we’ll support you in exploring a range of pedagogical strategies so you can meet the needs of your pupils and develop your own teaching style.
We’ll help you gain insight into how pupils learn and what motivates them. You’ll understand how pupils engage with science—specialising in Biology—and discover how to support their learning effectively. You’ll also develop strategies to make science learning challenging, stimulating, and rewarding.
You’ll learn how to use practical work and demonstrations to inspire your pupils in our purpose-built laboratories, which model secondary school science labs. Throughout the course, we’ll also explore a variety of outdoor activities and Biology field trips. You might go to the North Norfolk coast to explore sand dunes and salt marsh ecology or visit the seal and seabird colonies on Blakeney Point.
Our PGCE Secondary Science (Specialising in Biology) programme combines at least 120 days of school-based training with university sessions, gradually increasing your solo teaching hours to build your confidence and help you become a reflective practitioner. You’ll learn how to make science lessons inclusive, engaging, and challenging, while exploring the latest research to understand how pupils learn best. This one-year full-time programme equips
Key highlights
- At least 120 days of school-based training alongside university sessions
- Solo teaching hours increase gradually to build classroom confidence
- Purpose-built laboratories modelled on secondary school science labs
- Biology field trips, such as North Norfolk coast ecology
- Explores varied teaching strategies to develop your own style
- Research-informed focus on inclusive, engaging and challenging science lessons
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- International qualifications — Typical International Entry Requirements: Degree classification UK Bachelors degree - 2:2 or above preferred, or it's equivalent* *Please note: It is at the discretion of the individual Initial Teacher Training provider as to whether an appropriate level has been satisfactorily achieved. We therefore strongly urge candidates with equivalent
Careers this course leads to
- Secondary school biology teacher
- Secondary school science teacher
- Head of science
- Science teaching assistant
- Education officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £23,850 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 University of East Anglia, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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