Become a teacher and inspire the next generation – there's no better place to train than the University of Brighton.

Whether you're currently studying or already hold a degree and looking to change direction, our range of postgraduate courses will open doors to a career in teaching.

As a teacher, you'll be joining a secure profession that offers a competitive starting salary and plenty of opportunity for career progression.

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  • We offer primary, secondary and further education PGCEs, Early Years Initial Teacher Training, School Direct programmes and the teacher apprenticeship.

  • Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2024 for primary and secondary initial teacher training, and 'good' for early years and further education.

  • We're 2nd in the UK for education courses in the Guardian University Guide 2025.

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Falmer campus facilities 

Our teaching courses are based at our Brighton Falmer campus where specialist facilities include: the curriculum centre with 30,000 resources for trainee teachers, school classrooms for different subjects, workshops, photography darkroom, kiln room, and our performance studio.

There are also extensive sport facilities at Falmer including outdoor grass football pitches, an indoor swimming pool and sports hall. 

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Our postgraduate teaching courses

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Primary

Early years

Further education

Apprenticeships

Why studying teach at Brighton

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Outstanding training

Our primary and secondary initial teacher training was rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted in 2024 and supplemented by varied placement opportunities with our 600 partner schools. You will also have access to facilities such as our curriculum centre with its 30,000 specialist resources for trainee teachers.

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Choice of routes

Our long-established PGCE programme includes primary, secondary and further education routes, with nine specialist secondary subjects to choose from. We also offer a School Connect PGCE, School Direct Salaried and the teacher apprenticeship.

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Career success

Our trainee teachers benefit from excellent employment rates after graduation that are consistently above the sector average. We will also continue to support you after you qualify through our early career teacher support programme, so you won't have to start your career on your own.