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English (PGDE - Graduates only) (Taught)

  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Scotland)
  • 9 Months
  • Full-Time
  • 19 August 2027
  • Postgraduate
University of Strathclyde
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Course summary

The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) is the graduate entry route to those who want to become a Primary or Secondary teacher in Scotland. The PGDE is an internationally recognised qualification, newly qualified teachers will be able to apply for qualified teacher status (QTS) or equivalent in their home country.

Applicant Information Hub
We’ve mapped out the process for applying to the Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) on our website. Please read this information thoroughly before starting your application. This process applies to both the Primary Education and Secondary Education routes.
https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/subjects/teaching/pgde/ 

Why PGDE English at Strathclyde?
Learn from on campus classes and 18 weeks of placements in schools
Become qualified to teach in locations worldwide
Opportunity to achieve 80 Masters-level credits
Funded places available (Scottish/Home students only)If you're a Scottish, rest of UK or EU student, you're guaranteed a job for one year in a Scottish school after you graduate.
Ranked Top 10 in the UK for Education (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026)

Training to become an English teacher gives you the opportunity to share your passion for the subject, inspiring and shaping the lives of your students.

Your Career
A degree in education will equip you for a range of careers working with children and young people. Most of our PGDE graduates go on to work as teachers in secondary schools across the country. 

Recent graduate job titles include:
Secondary Teacher
Head Teacher
Further Education Lecturer
Special Educational Needs Teacher

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • General Teaching Council for Scotland

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:

  • Has qualified teacher status

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • University of Strathclyde

Study options

  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Scotland) • Full-Time • 9 Months

Start dates

  • 19 August 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher

Higher (SCQF Level 6) English Grade C or above

GCSE/National 4/National 5

A national qualification in English at SCQF Level 6 (Higher) Grade C or above.
A national qualification in Maths at SCQF Level 5 (National 5) Grade C or above.

Acceptable alternative Maths and English qualifications are listed on our PGDE FAQs page: https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/subjects/teaching/pgde/pgdefaqs/

The entry requirements for PGDE courses are based on the requirements set by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS). An ordinary degree, or international equivalent. Degree must include: at least 80 SCQF credits in English. 40 of these SCQF credits must be in Literature (this could include texts translated into English).

A maximum of 40 SCQF credit points can be taken from any of the following areas: Media Studies, Film, Creative Writing, Journalism, English Language, Advertising, Law. https://www.strath.ac.uk/courses/postgraduatetaught/secondaryeducationenglish/

Additional entry requirements

Interview
Interview selection We select those candidates who best meet the following criteria. Does the candidate have?: evidence that they are suitably qualified?; evidence of a suitable breadth of knowledge in their degree to cover the Secondary Curriculum?; sufficient interest in teaching?; experience of working with young people?; evidence of good written communication skills?; a good statement by their referee? Interview process If selected you’ll be asked to an interview with a number of other candidates who have applied for places either in your own subject or that are taught in the same division as your chosen subject. If selected for interview, applicants will be notified after the UCAS deadline. Interview result After the interview, a panel will collate the grades from your presentation and the individual interview. They will then make a decision as to your suitability for the course. The possible results of the interview are: - Unconditional offer - Conditional offer (you still need to satisfy the entry qualifications in some way) - A rejection of your application The subject coordinator will send the results to the Faculty Admissions Team who will, in turn, communicate the results to UCAS. UCAS will then communicate the result to you. Watch our video on how to apply for the PGDE: http://bit.ly/PGDEapply
Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check

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 further information on tuition fees, additional costs and funding for this programme, please view the "Fees and funding" section on the programme website. https://www.strath.ac.uk/courses/

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