PGCE Regional Training Hubs

You can apply to study a 51视频 PGCE with one of our partner Regional Training Hubs, these are networks of schools working together to train teachers.

When you apply through a Regional Training Hub you will do a mix of training at their sites and at the 51视频. The Hub will organise your placements within their network of schools and you'll receive support from experienced teachers and University tutors.

When you successfully complete the postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) you receive an academic award from the 51视频. You’ll also be recommended for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). QTS is awarded by the Teaching Regulation Agency in England.  

PGCE Primary Regional Training Hubs

  •  (Wychavon and Gloucester)
  •  (Worcestershire)
  •  (Poole and Bournemouth)
  •  (Worcestershire)
  •  (Birmingham and Dudley)
  •  (Herefordshire)
  • (Gloucestershire)
  •  (Redditch, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Malvern)
  •  (Worcestershire, Sandwell and Dudley)
  •  (Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, South Staffs and Shropshire)
  •  (South Warwickshire)
  •  (Birmingham/ Bromsgrove)

Regional Training Hub Plus Partners

  •  (Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, South Staffs and Shropshire)
  •  (Poole and Bournemouth)
  •  (Herefordshire) *subject to approval

A Regional Training Hub Plus (RTH+) is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) or group of schools that work closely in partnership with the 51视频.  Each RTH+ has a designated training site, where the entire PGCE course can take place. The 51视频 curriculum for QTS, will be delivered by registered school colleagues, with academic writing content and sessions delivered by 51视频 tutors.

Each RTH+ has a Leader who will facilitate the delivery of these sessions and work with their local schools to source and organise placements. As a trainee, you'll access your PGCE at a local setting, so you'll know the range of schools that you can be placed in.

Trainees who choose to study at an RTH+ have support from the RTH+ Lead whilst on the course alongside a named Personal Academic Tutor from the university. During placement, support continues to be available from school mentors, the RTH+ Lead and Lead Mentors.

Throughout your study you are a member of the 51视频 and Students’ Union. You can access to support from wider university services, such as Firstpoint, Disability and Dyslexia Services and physical and virtual access to the Hive Library Resources, and the PGCE course team.

PGCE Secondary Regional Training Hubs

  •  (Gloucestershire)
  •  (Herefordshire)
  •  (Redditch, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Malvern)
  •  (Warwickshire and north Worcestershire)
  •  (Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, South Staffs and Shropshire)
  • (Birmingham/Bromsgrove)

Regional Training Hub leads and the staff within hubs work closely with our PGCE staff to ensure that all content is aligned and of the same high quality. Leads across the partnership meet regularly with the PGCE team to review trainee progress, undertake joint moderation visits and discuss course developments.