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Harriet discusses her PGCE experience at BSU
Why choose BSU?
Train with an established provider:
We have 80 years’ experience in training confident, creative teachers.
Benefit from our connections:
We work with 670+ schools, colleges and early learning settings in the region.
Get the support you need:
An assigned academic tutor and school mentor will help you throughout your training.
We’re diverse and inclusive:
We welcome applications from candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. What matters most is your enthusiasm and ambition to become an inspiring and effective teacher and learner.
We believe that all children deserve the very best teachers, and that education plays a key role in promoting social justice and reducing inequalities. We deliver training underpinned by four core principles.
Our courses
Primary Education (5-11) with QTS
BA (Hons)
Co-created and co-delivered with members of our network of schools, you’ll gain the essential knowledge, skills and confidence that you’ll need to shine in the classroom.
Successful completion of the course will lead to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.
Course details
Primary and Early Years
PGCE
Developed in partnership with schools and early years settings, our Primary teacher training course will support you to become an innovative and inspiring teacher.
You can achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through one of three age phases and specialist pathways:
Primary and Early Years (3-7)
Primary and Early Years (5-11)
Primary and Early Years (7-11)
Course details
Secondary
PGCE
Become a passionate, empathetic and skilled teacher of your chosen secondary subject from the very beginning of your course.
We offer the following PGCE Secondary subjects:
Art and Design
Business Studies
Computing
Design and Technology
Drama
Geography
History
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Music
Physical Education
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics)
Assessment Only Route to QTS
Become fully qualified to teach in just 12 weeks while working in your current school.
If you're currently employed in a school as an unqualified teacher and have at least two years' experience, our 12-week Assessment Only Route to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) could be your route into teaching.
Course details
Primary Education (5-11) with QTS
BA (Hons)
Co-created and co-delivered with members of our network of schools, you’ll gain the essential knowledge, skills and confidence that you’ll need to shine in the classroom.
Successful completion of the course will lead to recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.
Course details
Primary and Early Years
PGCE
Developed in partnership with schools and early years settings, our Primary teacher training course will support you to become an innovative and inspiring teacher.
You can achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through one of three age phases and specialist pathways:
Primary and Early Years (3-7)
Primary and Early Years (5-11)
Primary and Early Years (7-11)
Course details
Secondary
PGCE
Become a passionate, empathetic and skilled teacher of your chosen secondary subject from the very beginning of your course.
We offer the following PGCE Secondary subjects:
Art and Design
Business Studies
Computing
Design and Technology
Drama
Geography
History
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Music
Physical Education
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics
Science (Biology, Chemistry or Physics)
Assessment Only Route to QTS
Become fully qualified to teach in just 12 weeks while working in your current school.
If you're currently employed in a school as an unqualified teacher and have at least two years' experience, our 12-week Assessment Only Route to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) could be your route into teaching.
Course details
Teacher Education events
Come to one of our Teacher Education open evenings to learn about the different routes into teaching. We'll explain entry requirements, the application process and the financial support available for trainee teachers. You’ll get the chance to speak to our staff and get your questions answered.
Upcoming events
24 June 2026 (Sion Hill)
These events are most suited for individuals who have already completed an undergraduate degree. If you’re interested in teaching and haven’t completed a degree, we’d encourage you to book onto one of our undergraduate
Open Days
, where you can find out about undergraduate routes into teaching and our education courses.
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Funding
A range of different scholarships, bursaries and awards are available to both undergraduate and PGCE students, depending on which country you live in, your personal circumstances and the tuition fee for the course.
Home students may be eligible for a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan to cover the cost of tuition fees charged. This loan is available through Student Finance England. Find out more on the
gov.uk website.
Details on funding for specific PGCE Secondary subjects are available on the
DfE website
Explore funding options
Our core principles
Collaboration
We collaborate with a diverse partnership towards a shared vision of a well qualified and highly skilled teaching profession, built on each other’s strengths and expertise.
Creativity
Nurturing creativity around innovative pedagogy in order to prepare our teachers to thrive in an ever-changing educational context.
Critical thinking
Developing critical thinking through engagement with a diversity of perspectives, reflection and the integration of theory and practice.
Care
We’re committed to care, recognising the needs of all individuals, supporting personal wellbeing and helping our teachers to develop empathy and emotional resilience.
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