We're passionate about education and supporting teachers to be the best they can be, making a difference to students now and in the future. Our teacher training programmes combine the expertise of practitioners, academics and teacher educators to support you on your journey.
Our exciting range of programmes offer a blend of theory and practice that draw upon the expertise within our School of Education to help you develop into a high-quality, innovative and creative education professional.
Explore all of these options below.
What’s it like studying teacher training at Durham? Hear from some of our students and recent graduates about their experiences.
This offers a direct route into teaching with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). It combines academic theory with a programme of school-based placements.
Our PGCE programmes offer graduates a one year route to qualified teacher status at either primary or secondary phase. While on the course you'll gain hands on experience working as a trainee teacher within schools across our Schools Network.
We offer a wide range of training and opportunities, including short, non-accredited masterclasses, credit-bearing academic modules, and immersion visits as part of our Professional Development offer.
If you want to experience teaching before you apply, the Department of Education offer a chance to try it out with the Get school experience service.
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