PGCE Secondary - Social Science

University of Leicester

Selection for the Social Science course is based on the general qualities required by the University of Leicester course as a whole. However, there are three other issues that applicants need to note:

1. The course at Leicester attaches each trainee to either a Psychology/Sociology/Social Sciences department in the school/college placements. Successful applicants can be either mainly Psychology post-16, mainly Sociology post-16 or Psychology and Sociology post-16.
2. As the Social Sciences have a limited presence in the pre-16 curriculum, successful applicants will show that they have the knowledge to teach outside of the Social Science curriculum, usually in the form of some Humanities or vocational teaching pre-16. Other options for pre-16 teaching may be acceptable, however there are limitations on the range of subjects that might be reasonably provided for in the PGCE Social Science course.
3. As competition for places on the Social Science course is fierce, early application is advised.

GCSE

All applicants must have achieved a Grade C or equivalent in Mathematics and English Language at GCSE.

You may apply without these qualifications, but if you are successful at interview you must have passed them by the start of the course. Special tests in lieu of GCSE Mathematics and English are available for Secondary candidates who are offered conditional places but are lacking the requisite qualification.