The course is offered in partnership with Argyll and Bute, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Highland, Moray, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, and Shetland Islands Councils, each working with the university through their local campus. The course is also offered in partnership with Aberdeen City and Scottish Borders councils, with applicants based in the Borders registered through UHI Inverness.
The PGDE (Secondary) consists of 17 weeks study at the university plus 19 weeks in professional practice in schools.
The subjects listed below can be studied at the following campuses: Aberdeen City; UHI Argyll; UHI Inverness; UHI North, West and Hebrides; UHI Moray; UHI Orkney; UHI Perth; UHI Shetland; or the Scottish Borders.
• Art and Design (code: X3AR) * not available at Aberdeen City or Scottish Borders Campuses*
• Biology and Science (code: X3BG) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
• Business Education (code: X3BS) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
• Chemistry and Science (code: X3CS) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
• Computing Science (code: X3CO)
• English (code: X3EN) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
• Gaelic* offered on the Gaelic-medium Secondary pathway (code: X130)
• History (code: X3HS) * not available at Aberdeen City, Perth or Scottish Borders Campuses*
• Home Economics (code: X3HO)
• Mathematics (code: X3MA) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
• Music (code: X3MS) * not available at Aberdeen City or Scottish Borders Campus*
• Physics and Science (code: X3PS) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
• Religious Education (code: X3RG) * not available at Aberdeen City or Scottish Borders Campus*
• Technological Education (code: X3TC) * not available at Aberdeen City Campus*
The course is sometimes available at Lochgilphead (through UHI Argyll) and at Benbecula ((through UHI North, West and Hebrides). This decision is made annually and is dependent on the number of applicants in those areas.
Applicants based in Aberdeen and the Scottish Borders should register via UHI Inverness.
Important: Please read our FAQ sheet on our website for essential information about applying to this programme.
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:
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
The following entry points are available for this course:
This course may be available at alternative locations, please check if other course options are available.
Course optionsThis course is not currently available for international students (including EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK) requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.
You must also hold an undergraduate degree and meet the subject-specific requirements (https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/t4-media/one-web/university/courses/pdfs/pgde-secondary-subject-specific-requirements.pdf)
Please note: There are equivalent qualification entry guidelines for secondary teaching stipulated by GTC Scotland. These are available from the GTC Scotland website: Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Programmes of Initial Teacher Education in Scotland (GTCS 2024) (Appendix A).
It is essential that you read the Frequently Asked Questions prior to submitting your application: https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/t4-media/one-web/university/courses/pdfs/pgde-secondary-faqs.pdf
This course does not accept applications for deferred entry. Applicants must provide details of their degree, English and Mathematics qualifications within the application, as failure to do so will lead to automatic rejection.
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
You must hold an undergraduate degree and meet the subject specific requirements listed here - https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/t4-media/one-web/university/courses/pdfs/pgde-secondary-subject-specific-requirements.pdf
In addition to the above, applicants must hold the stated English and Maths qualifications.
UHI is committed to achieving widening access, and achieving a fair balance of entrants to higher education. Widening access can be broadly defined as ‘ensuring fair access to higher education’. Widening access is principally about ensuring that those who have the ability and potential to benefit from a higher education, irrespective of their background or economic circumstances can do so.
Learn more on the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) website
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
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You can also find information on additional funding available such as bursaries and scholarships at https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/studying-at-uhi/first-steps/how-much-will-it-cost/funding-your-studies/bursaries-and-scholarships/
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