These organisations will provide some useful points of contact:

Training and Development Agency
The UK Government website including information on "Being a teacher", "Routes into teaching" and "Teachers' stories".

Department for Education
The government department responsible for education and children's services.

Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR)
This is the central clearing house which deals with all applications for PGCE courses across the country. Application forms for 2012 entry are available from September 2011. NB: Primary candidates are strongly advised by the GTTR to make their application before 1st December 2011 - After this date please check with the institution to whom you are applying with regard to place availability.

National Curriculum Online
Containing the full text of the National Curriculum for England for pupils up to the age of 16, including: programmes of study and attainment targets for each subject teaching requirements for inclusion, use of language, ICT and health and safety notes on implementation.

The British Association for Early Childhood Education

This website provides support, advice and information on best practice for everyone concerned with the education and care of young children from birth to eight.

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
A leading body for secondary education, the Trust seeks to give more young people access to a good secondary education by building networks, sharing practice and supporting schools.

The BBC Schools Website
This website contains useful resources and interactive activities for all key stages.

The Guardian
The Guardian's dedicated Education Supplement will keep you up to date with current issues in the Education profession.

Times Educational Supplement
The TES is the UK's leading publication covering the world of primary, secondary and further education.

TES New Teachers
This website aims to provide everything needed to prepare prospective teachers for the classroom. Information includes teaching tips, career advice, teaching resources and NQT jobs.

Student Finance England
For information about the financial support services available for those who are interested in Higher Education.

The University of East Anglia's Language Learning Centre
Primary and Secondary PGCE Language students are able to access the facilities of the James Platt Centre at the University to help develop their language skills.

Further Enquiries

If you would like to discuss your application further please contact us by email: edu.pgce.admiss@uea.ac.uk, by telephone: +44 (0)1603 592855 or write to us:

PGCE Admissions
Faculty of Social Sciences
School of Education and Lifelong Learning
University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.

Online Prospectus

Our PGCE Teacher Training Prospectus is available to download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format for entry in 2012.

Thank you for taking the time to view this website. We hope it has given you some idea of what we have to offer and that, if you are thinking of training to be a teacher, you will consider applying to us.