Get into Teaching Online Open Day
Come to our Get Into Teaching Online Open Day to learn about our teacher training programmes. LJMU offers innovative approaches to initial teacher training, working with primary, secondary and other education providers across the North West of England and beyond.
The schedule for the online event is outlined below:
- 4pm to 5pm: Welcome to Primary Teacher Training at LJMU and Admissions Live Q&A
- 5pm to 6pm: Welcome to Secondary Teacher Training at LJMU and Admissions Live Q&A
Start your teaching career at LJMU and you could be supported by a subject specific bursary or a salaried school-led route.
Inspire, influence and transform future generations.
Key areas of teacher training
PGCE Initial Teacher Training (Primary – choice of specialisms)
- PGCE Primary Foundation Stage / Early Years - Key Stage 1 (3-7 years) with QTS
- PGCE Primary General Key Stage 1/2 (5-11 years) with QTS
- PGCE Primary with Mathematics Specialism (5-11 years) with QTS
- PGCE Primary with Physical Education Specialism (5-11 years) with QTS
PGCE Initial Teacher Training (All Secondary Subjects)
- Art and Design
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Design and Technology
- English
- Geography
- History
- Languages
- Mathematics
- Music
- Performing Arts (Drama)
- Performing Arts (Dance)
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Physics with Mathematics
- Religious Education
School-led pathway
We offer a School-led pathway into teaching. On this pathway, schools, working closely with LJMU as the accredited provider, take a central role in aspects of the course from recruitment to planning, delivering and overseeing the teacher training. LJMU works with School consortia across Merseyside, Cheshire and the wider North-West region, to provide Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in: primary education (ages 3-7 and 5-11) and a broad range of secondary subjects. Tuition fee and salaried options are available.
Our lead partners for 2023-24 are:
- Archbishop Blanch School, Liverpool
- The Sandstone Trust, based at Tarporley High School, Cheshire
- The Learning Alliance, based at Knutsford Academy, Cheshire
- North West Learning Partnership, St Helens
- Palmerston School, Liverpool (specialising in Special Educational Needs)
- Turton School, Bolton
- The Heath School, Runcorn
- Weatherhead High School, Wallasey, Wirral
- Wirral Schools Collaboration, Pensby, Wirral
- Wigan & West Lancashire Catholic School Direct
Have a question? Just ask
Course Enquiries
- Telephone: 0151 231 5090
- Email: courses@ljmu.ac.uk