Our PGCE provides a thoughtful and critical introduction to teaching Latin with Classics, including modelling classroom practice and drawing on theoretical research. We work in close partnership with schools in designing, delivering and assessing our programme in order to develop excellent, reflective classroom practitioners.

Key benefits

• King’s is one of only two institutions to offer an 11 to 18 PGCE Latin with Classics and the course has a national reputation for its quality.
• The course has excellent links with specialists from a range of settings such museum education, drama, psychology and course book authors.
• PGCE courses at King’s are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. One reason is the strong research base which informs the course. In the last research assessment exercise, the department was rated as the leading education institution for research in London (REF, 2021).
• A working partnership with a broad range of schools in London and beyond, providing unique opportunities to learn how to teach a diverse mix of students.
• Across all PGCE subjects, 92% of our PGCE trainees who applied for teaching posts after graduation were employed as Early Career Teachers (ECTs) at schools in the UK and abroad (JISC Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024).
• Located in the heart of London with opportunities for trips to sites such as the Museum of London.
• Two assessed pieces of coursework give you 60 Master’s-level credits – a third of an MA – which puts you well on the way to a Master’s degree in your chosen profession.

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