- Level
- 1-Year Graduate Certificate
- Duration
- 1 year post graduate certificate
- Open intake
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Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A one year postgraduate certificate in education for secondary science, covering science pedagogy, practical and laboratory teaching, safety, assessment and school placements.
This is a general science route rather than a single discipline, so you will normally teach across biology, chemistry and physics at least to age sixteen.
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Secondary Science with QTS is taught at Bath Spa University, a public university in England with full degree awarding powers. Because the secondary science PGCE is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the secondary science PGCE, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the secondary science PGCE plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the secondary science PGCE does not support a family move.
Admission to Postgraduate Certificate in Education, Secondary Science with QTS requires a completed bachelor degree at 50 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the secondary science PGCE is recorded at GBP 17,310. Bath Spa charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the secondary science PGCE. The secondary science PGCE lists three entry windows, one September start in each of three consecutive years. Apply Study Visa manages your the secondary science 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 from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 75 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 65 with reading 50, writing 55, speaking 55 and listening 50; or the Duolingo English Test at 120.
- Application and deposit: Bath Spa charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: This PGCE leads to qualified teacher status in England. Enhanced background checks apply. International applicants should confirm eligibility, funding and whether the qualification is recognised in their home country before enrolling.
- Work rights: the secondary science PGCE is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- 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: subject to qualified teacher status
- Biology or Chemistry Teacher: with subject specialism
- Head of Science: after several years experience
- Curriculum Leader: school leadership
- Science Technician Supervisor: school laboratories
- Examiner: awarding bodies
Reality check: physics teaching is the deepest British shortage, so a physics specialism within science markedly improves your employment position.
About Bath Spa University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.6
- World rank
- #92
- Established
- 1852
- Reference No.
- 10000571
