PGCE Secondary Business Education (Taught)
- PGCE
- 10 Months
- Full-time
- September 2026
- Postgraduate
- Main Site
Course summary
PGCE Secondary (Business Education) will prepare you to teach business education across the 14 to 19 age range, including the National Curriculum, GCSE and A-level.
It might also include teaching broader curriculum areas contributed to by business departments in schools, such as computing and IT, accounting and key vocational business qualifications.
Completion leads to a postgraduate qualification and recommendation for qualified teacher status (QTS).
University-based sessions will enable you to reflect on teaching methods. You will be given the opportunity to develop your own teaching style, to set personal targets, to demonstrate initiative and to evaluate your work in planning, teaching and assessing.
We will help you to transform your subject knowledge into teaching skills and educational theory into practice.
University tutors have subject expertise as successful teachers and examiners for major boards at GCSE and A-level. You will be taught by a teaching team with a nationally-recognised reputation for research, teaching and publications in business education.
We also use the expertise of experienced teachers from our partnership schools to complement the teaching of University-based sessions. This includes sessions led by subject mentors, who will help you develop your subject knowledge and provide advice about teaching methods.
The University-based sessions will give you creative and innovative ideas to take into the classroom.
We also use the expertise of experienced teachers from our partnership schools to complement the teaching of University-based sessions. This includes sessions led by subject mentors, who will help you develop your subject knowledge and provide advice about teaching methods.
The University-based sessions will give you creative and innovative ideas to take into the classroom.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:2 honours degree in business, management, economics, or a related subject, with at least half of the content directly related to business education.
A strong academic record at A-level (or equivalent), ideally including Business and/or Economics. If you do not hold A Levels or equivalents, then your application may be considered further with an additional Masters or PhD in Business/Economics.
Minimum grade C or 4 at GCSE (or equivalent) in English language and mathematics
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | IELTS 6.5 overall, 6.5 in writing, no sub-section below 6.0. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT overall score of 90 with a minimum score of 22 in writing and 20 in the other sub-sections. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
For fees for entry in 2026, please view the course listing on our website.
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