Teacher Education
View coursesWith over 6,000 jobs open every year in Greater Manchester, teachers, teaching assistants and trainers are always in demand in the area. Providing roles that promise competitive salaries and rewarding experiences, if you really want to influence and change lives, this is a career to focus on.
At The Manchester College we offer a whole host of teacher education, trainer and assessor courses to provide you with the skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience to succeed in the future. Whether you want to develop your general expertise as a teaching assistant or focus on teaching a specific subject, you’ll find an option for you here.
Our courses in teacher education and training are as diverse as possible to reflect the varied, constantly changing role of a teacher. You’ll be able to study specialist Level 3 awards in teaching maths and English, Level 5 diplomas in helping learners with dyslexia, BA (Hons) degrees in educational development, and PGCE courses up to Level 7 in teaching young people.
3 reasons to study Teacher Education with us
In-demand careers
Train for a rewarding career in teaching, with strong demand for education professionals across Greater Manchester
Flexible study options
Choose from a wide range of teaching, training and assessor qualifications to suit your career goals
Progression opportunities
Build your skills and progress to higher-level teaching qualifications or further study to develop your career in education
Available courses
Teaching courses and qualifications
Our courses in teacher education and training are as diverse as possible to reflect the varied, constantly changing role of a teacher. You’ll be able to study specialist Level 3 awards in teaching maths and English, Level 5 diplomas in helping learners with dyslexia, BA (Hons) degrees in educational development, and PGCE courses up to Level 7 in teaching young people.
General Teaching Courses
We offer a range of general teaching and assessment courses including:
- Level 2 Supporting Teaching and Learning
- Level 3 Education and Training
- Level 3 Assessing Vocational Achievement
Specialist Teaching Courses
We offer a range of teaching qualifications enabling you to develop specialist skills for your teaching and assessment role, including:
- Level 5 Teaching English: Literacy
- Level 5 Teaching Maths: Numeracy
- Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
Degree Level Teaching Courses
Together with UCEN Manchester, we have a range of degree-level and postgraduate-level teaching courses to help you take your career to the next level, including:
- PGCE (Lifelong Learning)
Where you'll learn
With excellent transport links, modern classrooms and vibrant social spaces, you can study Teacher Education courses at a number of campuses across Manchester.
In our teacher education and training department, we have a number of dedicated classrooms to support your journey to becoming a teacher or trainer in the lifelong learning sector, including a comprehensive IT suite. You’ll also have access to hundreds of teaching and learning resources for you to use to enable you to learn about your own teaching practice.
Where a career in Teacher Education can take you
Head teacher & principals
Average Salary £75,232
Primary education teaching professionals
Average Salary £38,911
Special and additional needs education teaching professionals
Average Salary £35,882
Lauren Holowko • PGCE Year 2 studentI am delighted with my progress from year one. I have learnt some excellent teaching strategies and have improved in confidence, and in my teaching and planning abilities.
Neil Wildman • Award in Education and Training studentAn awesome learning experience from The Manchester College. So many tools are now at my disposal, and our student feedback is even more positive. This is all due to the training I received at The Manchester College.
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