Chemistry Subject Knowledge Enhancement Course
A route into chemistry teaching for non-specialists
Good chemistry teachers are in very short supply. However, there are many enthusiastic graduates with the potential to be specialist chemistry teachers but who are insufficiently qualified to enter straight into initial teacher training with chemistry as their specialism.
Subject knowledge enhancement courses are intensive programmes for graduates who want to teach chemistry but whose degree is not in chemistry or whose specialist subject knowledge needs deepening prior to training for qualified teacher status (QTS). The University of East London has designed this six month (24 week) chemistry subject knowledge enhancement course, funded by the National College for Teaching and Leadership, to equip you with the skills and subject knowledge to teach science to 11-18 years olds, with chemistry as your specialism. Upon completion of the course successful students will continue on to initial teacher training. You do not have to study for a PGCE at UEL to join this course.
Eligibility
This course is for graduates who want to teach Chemistry but whose degree is not in Chemistry or whose specialist subjectknowledge needs deepening before they can begin their teacher training.
To be eligible for the course you must:
- hold a conditional offer from an initial teacher training (ITT) provider before you join the subject knowledge enhancement course. Please note, there is no direct entry onto the course.
- be a home (UK) student who is eligible for funding from the National College for Teaching and Leadership.
Typical minimum entry requirements
- GCSEs in Mathematics and English at grade C or above (or equivalent)
- An honours degree, 2.2 or above, from a United Kingdom Higher Education Institution or an equivalent qualification
- Some experience of studying chemistry to A-level standard and beyond. This could be through holding an A-level in chemistry, having an element of chemistry in your degree programme and/or occupational experience of the subject
- Motivation - applicants should have a strong desire to teacher chemistry at secondary school level
- Applicants must have already been offered a place on a programme of initial teacher training (PGCE, GTP or SCITT)
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