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Primary (English Medium) (Taught)

  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Scotland)
  • 2 Years
  • Full-Time
  • August 2027
  • Postgraduate
Inverness
Awarded by:
University of the Highlands and Islands
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2027-2028
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Course summary

What is special about this course?

This PGDE Primary (English Medium) (part-time) programme is aimed at graduates wishing to follow a part-time route to become a Primary teacher in Scotland.

It begins with online study, Monday evening online seminars and one day per week in school, and builds up to five-day weeks in school placements, between April and June of year 2. Please read the FAQs to see a draft calendar and for more detail about the course structure.

Special features
◾ Can be studied from anywhere in Scotland
◾ Tutor team of experienced teachers
◾ School based mentors
◾ School placements offered locally

How long will my course last?
Part-time (structured): 2 years @ 16 hours per week (up to approximately 35 hours per week in April-June of the second year)

Number of hours per week indicates the total number of hours you should dedicate to the course, including time spent on individual study, in lectures and tutorials, and on placement.

Important: Please read our FAQ sheet for essential information about applying to this programme on our website

Applicants should hold a degree at undergraduate level. An honours degree at 2:2 or above is preferred, as the teaching on the course sits at honours and masters level.
You must have SCQF level 6 English and Mathematics at SCQF level 5

Please note:

◾There are equivalent qualification entry guidelines for primary teaching stipulated by GTC Scotland. These are available from the GTC Scotland website: Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Programmes of Initial Teacher Education in Scotland (GTCS 2024) (Appendix A)
◾This is a Category 1 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required to successfully achieve target qualification, where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in key elements of the course. For further information visit our PVG scheme webpage
◾This course does not accept applications for deferred entry; if you wish to take a year out, for example, you must apply next year.
◾Applications for this course must be made through the link on our webpage.
◾Our full-time programmes are not available by distance learning.

This course is not open to application until the 12th May 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Inverness

Study options

  • Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Scotland) • Full-Time • 2 Years

Start dates

  • August 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

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Entry requirements

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
Successful applicants will be required to complete a PVG Disclosure Check and become PVG Scheme Members in order to undertake this course. Applicants who have lived outside the UK for a period of six or more consecutive months in the past 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check(s) from all the relevant country(-ies) prior to enrolment on the programme.
Interview
Selection events are usually held virtually

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

This is a Top-Up Degree whereby Year 1 of the course comprises an HNC and in some cases Year 2 an HND. Courses which comprise an HN award as their first and/or second year will be charged the Higher National fee for the first and/or second year, increasing to the degree fee rate after this. Please see the course page for specific fees details.

For full information on fees please see our Undergraduate Tuition Fees page at https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/studying-at-uhi/first-steps/how-much-will-it-cost/ug/
You can also find information on additional funding available such as bursaries and scholarships at https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/studying-at-uhi/first-steps/how-much-will-it-cost/funding-your-studies/bursaries-and-scholarships/

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