Information for new students 2024 entry
This section will give you the information you need to prepare for your PGCE study at Bristol in 2024/25 and will be updated when new information is available. Please ensure that you regularly visit these pages before the start of your programme.
(NB - the information on these pages is not relevant to GiTEP trainees)
Early summer mailing (Office document, 26kB)
Pre-course reading and offer pack
This information should have been sent to you by email shortly after your offer was made. However, you can also find this below for your reference.
ENGLISH
- English - Welcome 2024 entry (Office document, 37kB) You should also have received individual Subject Knowledge Targets
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
MATHEMATICS
MFL
RE
- Individual subject tasks sent by email.
SCIENCE
- Science - Welcome 2024 entry (Office document, 477kB)
- Science - Pre reading 2024 entry (Office document, 32kB)
- Science - Thinking about teaching task (Office document, 23kB)
The information below was sent to you with your offer email, but is included here for your reference:
- Health Questionnaire (Office document, 65kB) (only to be completed if you have not already done so)
- Accommodation factsheet 2024 entry (PDF, 314kB)
- PGCE Calendar 2024 entry (PDF, 132kB)
DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificates
If you already have Enhanced Disclosure for the Child Workforce and have signed up for the update service; you may not need to make a new application through DBS. Further details on the service can be found here:
If you do not already have Enhanced Disclosure for the Child Workforce, you will need to make a new application and we will have contacted you separately about this. We are making DBS applications through Verifile for 2024 entry.
Training Bursary
There is no application process for the government training bursary - this is processed automatically by the PGCE office for eligible individuals. Once you have met the conditions of your offer and hold an unconditional offer which you have accepted, then we will send you a letter giving details of the amount of bursary and the payment structure. Please refer to the Get into Teaching website for exact training bursary figures.
Bursary letters will be sent to firmly accepted unconditional offer holders on a rolling basis from April.
International Students
Please see how we support PGCE students who are moving to Bristol for their studies: New international students The University of Brighton has produced a document which aims to help you understand more about the English education system. You can find this here: Familiarising yourself with English secondary schools (cloud.microsoft)
Disability Support
Please refer to our dedicated webpages for information on the support offered to our students: Disability support