Overview
Please note the course details apply to 2026 entry. Details for 2027 entry for our postgraduate courses will be published from October 2026.
The PGCE Physics with Mathematics at King’s prepares trainees to become thoughtful, creative and engaging teachers, through understanding both the research which underpins and advances science and maths teaching, and a wide range of practical approaches. The course is taught by an internationally- recognised science education group with over three decades of acclaimed research.
Key benefits
- PGCE courses at King’s are rated Outstanding by Ofsted. One reason is the strong research base which informs the course. In the last research assessment exercise, the department was rated as the leading education institution for research in London (REF, 2021).
- A working partnership with a broad range of schools in London and beyond, providing unique opportunities to learn how to teach diverse groups of students.
- Preparing students to teach outside the classroom: there is a residential field-trip and several other opportunities to make best use of what London has to offer the science teacher.
- Across all PGCE subjects, 92% of our PGCE trainees who applied for teaching posts after graduation were employed as Early Career Teachers (ECTs) at schools in the UK and abroad (JISC Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024).
- Two assessed pieces of coursework give you 60 Master’s- level credits – a third of an MA – which puts you well on the way to a Master’s degree in your chosen profession.
Course essentials
Key Information
Course type:
Certificate
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
37 weeks full-time, September to end of June
Credit value:
UK 120 / ECTS 60 credits
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
Application closing date guidance
We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.
Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2026 (23:59 UK time).
The final application deadlines for this course are:
- Overseas (international) fee status: 6 July 2026 (23:59 UK time)
- Home fee status: 10 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)
After the first application deadline in March:
- if the course is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
- if the course becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the course to further applications
Base campus
Waterloo Campus
Our Waterloo campus is home to the Florence Nightingale Faculty Nursing & Midwifery, and a vibrant hub for health, social science, and law students. Located moments from the iconic landmarks of South Bank and just a short walk to the Stand campus.