Education Studies and Teacher Training

Explore our Primary PGCE courses

Our Primary PGCE teaching courses will teach you a variety of crucial skills, such as how to effectively plan and observe lessons.

By the end of your degree, you will be equipped with a wide range of teaching strategies to implement in the classroom.

Why choose Education Studies and Teacher Training

PGCE Primary With The Arts
Study primary teaching with a focus on arts; train to become a primary school teacher, teaching children in the 5-11 age range.
PGCE Primary With STEM
The PGCE STEM route is designed to give you the additional expertise, confidence and skills to take on a leadership role in the primary STEM subjects.
PGCE Non-Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
A straightforward route to a PGCE award for students who already have, or are on a course leading to, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
PGCE Further Education
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills through hands-on teaching practice, and completing written assignments to show your understanding of the principles of teaching.
PGCE IPGCE
Explore key aspects of learning and teaching in international school systems. Develop individual practice via critical engagement and research.
PGCE Primary With Sport And Wellbeing
The primary teacher education course is designed for graduates who are committed to becoming primary school teachers with a focus on PE. It trains you to teach children in the five -to-11 age range.
PGCE Primary With SEN (Inclusion)
Study primary teaching with a focus on special education needs (SEN); become a primary school teacher, teaching children in the 5-11 age range.

PGCE Secondary Physics
Our PGCE with QTS trains you to teach 11-to-16s and qualifies you to be a physics teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales.
PGCE Non-Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
A straightforward route to a PGCE award for students who already have, or are on a course leading to, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
PGCE Secondary Music
This course qualifies you to be a secondary teacher of music in England and Wales.
PGCE Secondary Biology
Become teachers who inspire the next generation of scientists in STEM fields and a workforce that can make well-informed, evidence-based decisions.
PGCE Secondary Chemistry
Our PGCE with QTS trains you to teach 11-to-16s and qualifies you to be a chemistry teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales.
PGCE Secondary Mathematics
Our PGCE with QTS trains you to teach 11-to-16s and qualifies you to be a maths teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales.
PGCE Secondary Computing
Become a Qualified Teacher of ICT and help young people develop the skills they need to succeed in digital media, games design and visual effects.
PGCE Secondary English
Our PGCE with QTS trains you to teach 11-to-16s and qualifies you to be an English teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales.
PGCE Secondary Drama
As a secondary school drama teacher, you can help pupils discover and nurture new talents, and teach a range of skills on how to work together and develop ideas.
PGCE Further Education
You will have the opportunity to develop your skills through hands-on teaching practice, and completing written assignments to show your understanding of the principles of teaching.
PGCE IPGCE
Explore key aspects of learning and teaching in international school systems. Develop individual practice via critical engagement and research.
PGCE Secondary Geography
Share your knowledge and enthusiasm for geography to engage students and learn about child development and behaviour management.
PGCE Secondary Design and Technology
Our PGCE with QTS trains you to teach 11-to-16s and qualifies you to be a design & technology teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales.
PGCE Secondary Languages
Our PGCE with QTS trains you to teach 11-to-16s and qualifies you to be a modern language teacher in secondary schools in England and Wales.
PGCE Secondary Religious Education
As a religious education teacher, you can help your pupils become compassionate young adults, respectful of religious and cultural differences.
PGCE Secondary Physical Education
Become a qualified PE teacher and improve pupils' lives by helping them to develop movement literacy and important life skills.

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

Discover the Early Childhood Studies degree at UEL. Explore the profound impact of childhood experiences on development through critical perspectives in education.

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BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies Online

Study early childhood online and get an excellent foundation in a career working with and for children and their families.

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BA (Hons) Education Studies

This course provides you with an excellent foundation for a career in education. The course also equips you for a career in educational administration or a support role in education.

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BA (Hons) Education Studies Online

Learn the latest developments in the field of education studies and become a primary or secondary school teacher or influence and shape education policy, whilst learning online.

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BA (Hons) Education Top Up

The BA (Hons) Education Top Up provides an opportunity for those without a degree to progress directly onto BA (Hons) Education Studies.

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BA (Hons) Education Top Up Online

The BA (Hons) Education Top Up Online provides an opportunity for those without a degree to progress directly onto BA (Hons) Education Studies.

BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS

This undergraduate primary education course will give you a degree and a QTS qualification. You will learn about children’s rights, core educational values and learning methods.

BA (Hons) Special Education

Our comprehensive bachelor's degree in special education prepares you for rewarding careers in special education. Join us to make a difference in special needs education.

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BA (Hons) Special Education Online

Learn about autism, speech, language, communication, changing behaviour, disabilities, therapeutic teaching, and learning in special education, in this online course.

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FdA Montessori Pedagogy

Montessori is a developmental approach to education that recognises and encourages the natural curiosity of children and their innate drive to learn.

Early Childhood with Montessori Pedagogy (Level 6 Top Up)

The BA (Hons) Early Childhood with Montessori Pedagogy (Level 6 Top Up) provides an excellent progression route for students with a Foundation degree in Montessori Pedagogy.

MA Special Educational Needs

This course will help you understand a range of issues such as autism, dyslexia, social and emotional mental health issues, and inclusion.

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MA Education

Our well-established part-time MA Education course is about extending your understanding of teaching theory and practice.

MA Leadership in Education

Our programme equips educators with critical thinking and leadership skills to drive change and improvement in an education context.

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MA Education by Distance Learning

MA Education will extend your understanding of teaching theory and practice and help teachers or those supporting teaching and learning.

MA Education (with a pathway in Teaching and Learning)

This pathway of our well-established MA Education course is about extending your understanding of teaching and learning through theory and practice.

MA English Language Teaching

This Master's programme is the only one in London with an exclusive focus on 'teaching' encompassing the areas of TESOL and TEFL - as opposed to applied linguistics and is aimed at practising teachers as a form of continuing professional development.

EdD Professional Doctorate in Education

The Professional Doctorate at the University of East London is a five-year part-time modular course specifically aimed at senior professionals working in all fields of education.

MA English Language Teaching (Distance Learning)

You will explore the implications of the global spread of English, the rise of 'new Englishes' around the world and the political and cultural dimensions of teaching English as an international language.

PGCert Understanding And Supporting Behaviour

Study and research issues concerning social, emotional and mental health issues and their relationship to challenging behaviour.

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MA Early Childhood Leadership and Practice

This course will support your career progression in the leadership of practice in early childhood contexts whether that be a nursery, voluntary organisation or a school.

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About us

Our undergraduate courses prepare you to be a thoughtful and flexible practitioner, working with and for children and families in a range of professional roles and settings, giving you the knowledge to develop as an education practitioner, with the flexibility to specialise in the areas that interest you most.

You will look at the political and educational structures that are put in place to support children and young adults. You'll also look at childhood from a range of different critical perspectives and explore the factors that influence the childhood experience.

The UEL Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership trains 500 Primary, Secondary and Post Compulsory teachers each year and has been doing so throughout the past two decades. UEL is one of the largest modern universities offering teacher training and education in London and Essex.

We work with our trainee teachers to develop confidence and a teacher identity that is underpinned by educational theory and a trainee teacher's understanding of this - it is vital they can articulate a theoretical rationale behind the pedagogic choices they are making in their classroom or learning space.

Theoretical balance with the practice of teaching is positively engaged with at UEL within our ITE curriculum.

What we're researching

Our teaching experience and research are internationally recognised and our curricula approach reflects how passionate we are about teaching and education. We enable our students to engage with the research agenda by conducting school placement-based action research-focused work as part of their developing teacher role. Below are examples of our academic expertise:

Dr Warren Kidd, Secondary PGCE Course Leader, researches in the area of teacher identity and has published extensively in the area of sociology and teaching and learning.
Sheeba Viswarajan, Senior Lecturer Chemistry Education
Elicia Lewis, Senior Lecturer Religious Education
David Wells, Head of Initial Teacher Education, researches game-based learning and gamification in school settings.
Professor Gerry Czerniawski, Research Degrees leader, has published extensively in the areas of teaching and learning, teacher and teacher educator identity, continuing professional development (CPD) and pupil voice.
Professor Jean Murray is a world-renowned expert in the field of Teacher Education and has published prolifically in this area.

Careers Focused Teaching

Here at UEL, you will have access to a range of opportunities that will boost your career prospects. Whether that's learning from industry professionals actively teaching in local schools, engaging in research or working within governing bodies.

UEL was the perfect place for me to begin my journey into teaching. Both the subject and whole school lectures provided me with the in-depth knowledge I needed to prepare me for the classroom and the wider school environment. My journey from classroom teacher to senior leader all began with a PGCE at UEL."

Neil Tobias
Assistant Head Teacher, Barking and Dagenham. UEL PGCE Graduate

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