School of Education

The following Access courses are recognised for entry on to our undergraduate Initial Teacher Education programmes.

Access to Primary Education:

http://www.gla.ac.uk/study/short/accessprogramme/

SWAP Access to Primary Education - SWAP West applications only accepted.

http://www.scottishwideraccess.org/

For Undergraduate courses, applying via UCAS, applications are accepted from September with a closing date of the 26th January for entry the following September.

For Postgraduate (PGDE) courses, applying via UCAS, applications are accepted from September with a closing date of the 26th January for entry the following August.   Applications received will be given equal consideration and some courses may remain open after 26th January, but we recommend that you apply early to have the best chance of being considered for entry. 

Q.      How can I tell if a programme is still open?

A.      Go to the ‘How to apply’ section of the programme page as we will update this when a programme is closed for applications. You can also find this information on UCAS.

There is only one intake per year, and we do not accept late entrants.

Catholic students who intend to teach in a Catholic school after graduating can undertake the Catholic Teacher's Certificate concurrently with their degree studies at no extra cost.  Students interested in this option must be practising Catholic's and will be required to provide a Priest's reference.  Please note your interest for this in the personal statement of your application.

For Clearing vacancies on undergraduate programmes, please check the UCAS website in early August.

For Clearing vacancies on PGDE programmes, please check the UCAS Teacher Training website in May.

There is no UCAS campus code for our campus in Glasgow.

The UCAS campus code for our campus in Dumfries is D.

Undergraduate courses on offer and their UCAS course codes are:

4Q21     MEduc Primary with TQ  (Glasgow Campus) https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/education/

X123      MA Primary Education with TQ (Dumfries Campus) https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/primaryeducationtq/

H112     MDTechEdTechnological Education

https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/designtechnologyeducation/

PGDE subjects on offer and their UCAS course codes are:              

PGDE Primary

X100 PGDE Primary (Glasgow Campus) 

X121 PGDE Primary (Dumfries Campus)

Please note there is NO main subject required for PGDE Primary

PGDE Secondary

W1X1 PGDE Secondary - Art & Design

C1X1 PGDE Secondary -  Biology

N1X1 PGDE Secondary -  Business Education

F1X1 PGDE Secondary -  Chemistry

G5X1 PGDE Secondary -  Computing

Q3X1 PGDE Secondary - English

F8X1 PGDE Secondary - Geography

V1X1 PGDE Secondary - History

G1X1 PGDE Secondary - Mathematics

R1X1 PGDE Secondary - Modern Languages: French

RX11 PGDE Secondary - Modern Languages: French and German

RX1C PGDE Secondary - Modern Languages: French and Italian

RXD1 PGDE Secondary - Modern Languages: French and Spanish

RX41 PGDE Secondary - Modern Languages: Spanish and French

V9X1 PGDE Secondary - Modern Studies

F3X1 PGDE Secondary - Physics

V6X1 PGDE Secondary - Religious Studies

All Initial Teacher Education students are required to be members of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) or to provide the University with a Scheme Record Update.  In early July, we will be in contact with those applicants holding an offer who are classed as home students, with details on how to complete the online PVG application form.

If you are an EU or International applicant you will be required to become a member of the PVG Scheme when you arrive in Scotland and the Programme Secretary will be in contact on Induction Day.

A specific class of honours degree is not required and ordinary degrees are acceptable for entry on the PGDE programme.

For specific subject requirements for PGDE Secondary, please see the programme webpage.

Applicants to PGDE Primary should note that whilst all degree classifications will be considered priority will be given to applicants who have a 2.1 honours degree or better. Because of the high number of applicants for the PGDE Primary programme who have academic qualifications significantly above the minimum, it is likely that not all qualified applicants will be invited to participate in face-to-face selection. Those with a combination of excellent qualifications and significant work experience with children and/or young people will be given priority.

• Acceptable qualifications and grades for entry on to our Initial Teacher Education degrees.

The required grades for English and Mathematics are absolute minimum: applicants will not be considered for interview if they do not have or are not studying towards the required qualifications in English and Mathematics.

• Accepted alternative qualifications.

Work experience will not be accepted as an alternative.

Fees and Funding information is available on individual programme pages.

Scottish and EU applicants can apply to the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)  after receiving an offer.

Further information on funding and student finance, please see our website at http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/registry/

For information on scholarships, see http://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships

Higher National Certificates and Higher National Diploma are acceptable for entry on undergraduate Initial Teacher Education programmes if they are in an education-related subject and if a Grade ‘A’ is obtained in the graded unit. Ideally they should be supplemented by Scottish Highers or A-Levels. Qualifications in English and Mathematics are still required. See the Entry Requirements for further information.

Provisional Induction Dates for 22-23:

PGDE Primary and PGDE Secondary - Thursday 11 August and Friday 12 August 2022

BA Childhood Practice - week commencing 15 August 2022

BA Community Development - week commencing 12 September 2022

MEduc and MDTechEd - week commencing 12 September 2022

Following careful consideration of application forms and references, suitable candidates are invited for an interview. This will provide an opportunity for applicants to indicate, in person, the reasons for wishing to enter the teaching profession and to expand on any information contained in the application form.  Applicants are invited to interview based on the strength of the application and not by application date. Invitations and are sent by email and will include further detail on the interview process.

PGDE Primary/Secondary             Interviews are held from January until March*

Undergraduate                              Interviews are held from February until March

*Some programmes – particularly for some PGDE Secondary subjects may interview as late as June

The same entry requirements apply to mature applicants due to competitive entry. Work and life experience cannot be accepted as an alternative to the required qualifications. Access courses are often the option preferred by mature students for entry on to our undergraduate programmes (see Access courses).

Further detail on applying to be a mature student is available at https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/entryrequirements/#/maturestudents

Non-UK qualifications may be acceptable if they are comparable to the required UK qualifications and grades, please see NARIC.

Once you have applied, please send in your high school and/or degree qualifications with an English translation. While we do not require an official translation at the application stage, any offer will be conditional on an official translation being provided.  If you have a NARIC comparability statement, it is helpful if you also send this in.

Applicants who are successful at interview will receive an offer through UCAS.

Unconditional offers will be given to applicants who have already achieved the grades/qualifications required for entry to the relevant programme where the qualifications have been verified by the Admissions Team.

Conditional offers will be given to applicants who are currently studying subjects required for entry to the programme AND/OR those who need to send in evidence of completed qualification(s) for verification by the Admissions Team.

Applicants who receive a conditional offer MUST adhere to the  date in their offer conditions. Those who email qualifications after this date will not be guaranteed their place. If you expect a delay in obtaining your result or official certificate, please email us no later than the date on your offer to let us know about the delay. Late qualifications will be considered on a case by case basis.

As a guide, conditional offers will have the following dates:

Achieving National 5 Maths      Electronic SQA certificate should be emailed by 10^th August 2019
Achieving HNC/HND award      Electronic SQA certificate showing grade achieved in Graded Unit by 10^th August 2019
Achieving Award of a Degree   Email official degree certificate OR official transcript showing degree award by 15th July 2019 at the very latest.

All emails with certificates should be sent to education-admissions@glasgow.ac.uk and on receipt of satisfactory results, we will make your offer unconditional on UCAS.

We DO NOT require applicants whose only condition is to achieve Scottish Higher results (including those conditional on achieving Scottish Higher English for PGDE) to send in their SQA certification as we will receive Scottish Higher results directly through UCAS.

We DO NOT require applicants whose only condition is to achieve A-Level results or BTEC results to send in their A-Level certification as we will receive these results directly through UCAS.

You do not have to wait for your results to place your application, but you must have the potential to meet the entry requirements in the year of application.  If you are successful at interview, we can make you an offer conditional on achieving the required qualification(s) and grade(s). The only exception to this is for PGDE Primary applicants who MUST HAVE achieved their English and Maths qualifications PRIOR to applying.

A minimum grade in English and Maths is required to meet the minimum set by the GTCS – General Teaching Council for Scotland

Scottish Higher English at Grade C – SCQF Level 6

National 5 Maths &/or Application of Maths/Lifeskills at grade C – SCQF Level 5

You can view a list of accepted alternatives at the link below:

PGDE Primary_Secondary English & Maths 2020_For Publish_Accepted Alternatives

We are happy to offer advice on entry requirements and eligibility for our programmes prior to application submission, however, we do not offer a pre-application review and our priority will always be to assess applications that have been submitted through UCAS.

PGDE Reading List

You can also search the PGDE reading list.

You should select a referee who is in a position to attest to your suitability to take a place on the PGDE programme and to ultimately be a teacher. They should be able to write convincingly about your qualities, skills and attributes in relation to your studies, employment or life experiences.  PGDE applicants who have attended university within the last 5 years should provide an academic referee who can comment on their ability to study at postgraduate level. PGDE applicants who attended university more than 5 years ago should provide an employment referee who can comment on their suitability as a teacher.

References from family and friends are not acceptable.

Subject combinations available for the PGDE Secondary Education are:
French and German
French and Italian
French and Spanish
Spanish and French

There are currently no other combinations available.

The probation year is completed in the first subject in the course title.

If you are unsure whether your undergraduate degree makes you eligible for a PGDE Secondary Education programme, you should check your degree transcript/s against the subject specific requirements on the programme webpage. We do not commit to assessing degree transcripts for suitability to our PGDE Secondary Programmes in advance of application as priority will always be given to those who have applied.

If you graduated from the University of Glasgow and require a copy of your transcript or degree parchment, please see https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/students/sset/transcripts/

Please refer to: http://www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships/fees/

If you are unsure whether you would be classed as an international student or a home student, please see here for further infromation or to complete a Fee Status Enquiry Form.

You may also find the following websites useful for general information on becoming a teacher in Scotland:

General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)  

UCAS

SAAS 

Teach in Scotland