/ Postgraduate Taught /
Start date:
September 2025
Duration:
1 year (full-time)
Number of Credits:
60
Train as a teacher based in a school of your choice, while still gaining a PGCE qualification from Roehampton and qualified teacher status.
Did you know?
Roehampton offers an unusually wide range of secondary subject specialisms and has training partnerships (primary and secondary) with over 150 schools.
Ofsted rates our primary age courses as "Outstanding" and our secondary age courses as "Good" (2023 report).
What is Lead Partner Route?
We are ranked in the top 3 universities in London for the quality of our research in the field of Education (REF 2021), reflecting the world-class expertise of our staff.
Lead Partner Route is a government-led initiative that seeks to place schools at the centre of Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Working with University of Roehampton, our partner schools take a leading role in recruiting trainee teachers and in designing and delivering the training programme.
There are two possible routes if you are thinking of training via Lead Partner Route:
Lead Partner Route (salaried)
This is open to high quality graduates, principally to people coming to teaching from other careers or those who may already have experience of working in a school setting. Applications are made to individual schools or alliances of schools, rather than to Roehampton. The schools pay a salary based on that of an unqualified teacher, but there is not government bursary paid for secondary specialisms that woud attract a bursary on the non-salaried routes.
Lead Partner Route (tuition fee)
This route is open to all high quality graduates. Applications are made to individual schools or alliances of schools, rather than to Roehampton. Secondary trainees are paid bursaries for subjects that attract a bursary.
Both primary and secondary routes lead to a PGCE with 60 master's credits on successful completion. There will be three assignments across the year like the university led routes. In addition to having a mentor in your school, you will be visited by a Roehampton tutor periodically throughout the year.
Secondary Lead partner Part-time PGCE
Structure
In Year 1 students spend 2 days a week in school and one day a week in University (on Wednesdays). In the summer term students spend three days a week in school.
In Year 2 autumn term –students spend 3 days a week in school up to the end of December unless they have not completed sufficient days in which case the course may extend into January.
Induction – part-time students are expected to attend induction days in September on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Intensive Training and Practice – Apprentices are expected to attend ITaP training days. These cover 5 additional days at University which will be publicised in our calendar.
Modules and assessment
Students undertake the same modules as full-time students. All of the teaching is completed in year 1. Students will be able to undertake assignment 3 in the fourth term of the course.
Contrasting/Away Placement – 12 weeks
Students will spend 12 weeks on placement in a contrasting school. This will be arranged by the Lead Partner Alliance. The timing will also be arranged by the Alliance.
Fees and Finance
Students pay £9535 in year 1 of the programme.
Students from the UK and EU who are undertaking part-time studies on PGCE Primary and Secondary are eligible to apply for both a Student Loan and Maintenance Loan. Students may also be eligible to receive a training bursary or scholarship for living costs depending on the subject that they are studying. Students must reapply for funding in each year of their studies.
Career
Take the lead in shaping a sustainable future in education.
- Teaching
- Management and leadership roles within schools and other education settings
- Charity roles
- Policy advice
- National assessment
- Curriculum development.
Open days
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Applying
How to apply
If you wish to start your PGCE at the beginning of September 2024, please submit your application on this page. For further information on applying to teacher training courses you can find lots of information on the Get Into Teaching website.
Specific Entry Requirements
Please note the entry requirements for Lead Partner routes are the same as for university-led routes. You can read the requirements for Primary here, and the requirements for Secondary here.
Non-UK qualifications
These are now checked through ENIC.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
Year one fees
UK: £9,535
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for UK students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
How to apply
If you wish to start your PGCE at the beginning of September 2024, please submit your application on this page. For further information on applying to teacher training courses you can find lots of information on the Get Into Teaching website.
Specific Entry Requirements
Please note the entry requirements for Lead Partner routes are the same as for university-led routes. You can read the requirements for Secondary here, and the requirements for Primary here.
Non-UK qualifications
These are now checked through ENIC.
General entry requirements
September 2024 entry tuition fees
To be confirmed.
We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries. See our 2024 financial support pages for international students.
We also provide other ways to support the cost of living, including free buses and on-campus car parking, hardship support and some of the most affordable student accommodation and catering in London. Find out more about how we can support you.
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Education
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