- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- Duration
- 1 year postgraduate certificate including work pla
- Field
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A secondary teacher training course leading to Qualified Teacher Status in science with a biology specialism, combining science pedagogy with extended secondary school placements.
Science PGCEs at London Met come in biology, chemistry and physics specialisms, all training you to teach general science to Key Stage 4.
Biology attracts the most applicants of the three sciences, so placements are competitive. Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE Secondary Science with Biology is taught at London Metropolitan University, a public university in the capital with full degree awarding powers. The visa position is worth understanding clearly. Although a PGCE is a certificate rather than a degree, the UK immigration rules name it specifically among the qualifications opening the Graduate Route, so finishing this biology route earns two years of unsponsored work just as a master degree would. Dependants remain barred. Biology is the least scarce of the three science specialisms, so placement competition is correspondingly stronger.
Candidates for Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE Secondary Science with Biology present a completed bachelor degree or equivalent at 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the secondary science with biology PGCE is recorded at GBP 19,500. London Met charges no application fee, and London Met charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the secondary science with biology PGCE . The secondary science with biology PGCE lists two entry windows, the earliest in 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the secondary science with biology PGCE application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 59 in every component; or the Duolingo English Test at 105, which London Met does accept.
- Application and deposit: London Met charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: London Met applies an India Bright Futures Scholarship worth GBP 5,000 to eligible Indian students automatically, with no separate application form. You apply for the course as normal and the award appears on your offer if you qualify. Confirm the figure on that offer rather than assuming it, and check the eligibility conditions for your intake before budgeting around it.
- Additional requirement: This course leads to Qualified Teacher Status. QTS routes require school placements and an enhanced DBS check, and they can carry eligibility conditions for international applicants that ordinary courses do not. Confirm your eligibility in writing before applying. London living costs and the UKVI maintenance requirement are both higher than for study elsewhere in Britain. Budget for the London figure rather than the national one.
- Work rights: A PGCE is named in the UK immigration rules as qualifying for the Graduate Route, so the secondary science with biology PGCE supports two years of unsponsored work despite being a certificate rather than a degree.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Science Teacher: with QTS, secondary schools
- Biology Teacher: to A level
- Head of Science: after experience
- Curriculum Lead: secondary settings
- Assistant Headteacher: after substantial experience
- Examiner: awarding bodies
Reality check: science teachers normally teach all three sciences at Key Stage 3 and 4, with the specialism applying mainly to post sixteen teaching.
About London Metropolitan University - Holloway
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- World rank
- #1153
- Established
- 2002
- Reference No.
- 10004048
