Explore our short courses in education and teaching to advance your career and continuing professional development.
Subject Knowledge for Teaching

Course date: 18 January 2027
Delivery mode: Online
Cost: £205 (10-credit modules) / £410 (20-credit modules)
These modules are for: PGDE applicants needing subject-credit top-ups, Secondary teachers seeking dual qualification, Primary teachers seeking qualification as secondary subject teachers.

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Creativity Matters

Course Date: TBC
Delivery Mode: Online (synchronous session)
Cost: £150 (Indicative)
Taught by scientists in Psychology, you will focus on what creativity is, how it already exists in teaching the curriculum for excellence, and how it can be nourished to equip children with the best possible educational outcomes.

Introduction to the Science of Learning

Course Date: TBC
Delivery Mode: In Person
Cost: £75 (Indicative)
Find out how research into how we learn can impact on our learning and apply that insight to your lesson planning.

Professional Learning for Chemistry Teachers 2

Course Date: TBC
Delivery Mode: Online (self-paced with live online sessions)
Cost: £95 (Indicative)
Improve your teaching of various chemistry topics.

Science Communication through Poetry

Course Date: TBC
Delivery Mode: Online (weekly live online sessions)
Cost: £50 (Indicative 2026)
In this course you will learn how to unlock the power of poetry to engage and inspire diverse audiences with science.

Teaching Professional Practice in Tertiary Education

Course Date: TBC
Delivery Mode: Online (self-study, synchronous & asynchronous elements)
Cost: £607.50 (discounts available for select groups) (Indicative 2026)
Take your teaching and professional practice further with educational research on this credit-bearing module.

Widening Participation in STEM

Course Date: TBC
Delivery Mode: TBC
Cost: TBC
Examine the research around why certain groups of young people tend not to choose STEM subjects and share/develop practical strategies.