Your offer with us may be conditional upon completion of a Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course. This could be because you have (one or more of the following):
- finished your degree more than 5 years ago
- a different but related degree to the subject you want to teach
- an A level but not a degree in the subject you want to teach
- an unrelated degree but relevant professional experience
- studied for a languages degree, but need to improve knowledge either in a main language, second language or both to an acceptable level for teaching in schools
SKEs are fully funded and you could be eligible for a maintenance bursary of £175 per week to complete your SKE course.
SKE courses are currently available in 9 secondary subjects: biology, chemistry, computing, design and technology, English, languages, mathematics, physics. religious education. They’re usually online, but some courses can be classroom based and some can be a mixture of both. Course lengths range from 8 to 28 weeks and are 25 hours per week. We will decide which course length you need based on your gap in knowledge.Further information will be given to those who need it when they receive the offer from us.