Teach First Training Programme PGCE with QTS

Developed in collaboration Teach First and schools, the Teach First Training Programme combines world-class teacher and leadership training and leads to a qualification that formally recognises your advanced skills in both teaching and leadership. The one-year paid programme is based on global best practice and research and has been refined through more than 20 years of experience and feedback from leading employers, teaching experts and previous participants. What you'll learnOverviewDuring the programme you’ll gain a fully-funded Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), covering both education and leadership, to become a qualified teacher. You’ll also acquire the key skills and personal qualities needed to develop into an effective leader – someone who can make a real impact. If you can inspire in the classroom, you can bring resilience, efficiency and imagination to any environment, no matter where your career takes you. Over 10,000 people have joined the programme so far. Many have remained in the classroom and many others are working in leadership roles across all sectors of the economy. What they all have in common is a belief that every child should have equal opportunities in education and in life, and the knowledge they are contributing towards this goal.OpportunitiesAccess to Professional DevelopmentOn successful completion of your PGCE, you'll have the opportunity to pursue our MA Educational Leadership (Teach First) at a reduced cost. This course continues your leadership development. If you choose to continue with the MA, you'll get the chance to share experiences, reflect on your development and examine ways to accelerate your leadership skills in addressing our goals as a movement for lasting social change.

To do our Training Programme, you need a 2.1 degree or above.

We’ll consider 2.2 degrees for secondary teaching only.

For primary, we accept 2:1 or above.

Your GCSEs

To train to teach, you must have at least:

grade C/4 or equivalent in GCSE maths 

grade C/4 or equivalent in English

for primary teaching, grade C/4 in one GCSE science subject as well

Degree subject and A-levels

What A-levels and degree subject you need depends on whether you want to teach early years, primary or a secondary subject.

Primary and early years

Business

Computing

Design and technology

English

Geography

History

Maths

Modern foreign languages (French and Spanish)

Music

Religious education

Science

If you do not meet all the eligibility requirements, you may still be able to train to teach in a school near you on our one-year unsalaried teacher training.