Subject Knowledge Enhancement

Will cover a range of topics across language and literature including creative writing, grammar, poetry, and Shakespeare. 

Please note that there is a compulsory reading list for all English SKE courses that can be viewed here. These will need to be sourced by the start of your SKE course and can be found online, at a local library or from a number of retailers.

Designed for trainee science teachers who are training to teach Biology, Chemistry or Physics who need to upgrade their subject knowledge, these SKE courses cover key topic areas and practical techniques in each science subject and are 100% online, allowing you to improve your subject knowledge at a time that suits you.

As an example, some of the sessions available include organic chemistry, kinetics, applications of fundamental physics, electricity, plant nutrition, genome and stem cells and common misconceptions.

For those who need a long SKE, you may be able to cover more than one science discipline.

If you need to improve your subject knowledge of Maths then this online SKE course can help you build your subject confidence before or alongside your initial teacher training. 

Covering key areas of the mathematics curriculum, this online course is designed to strengthen your Maths knowledge and give you some of the tools that you will need to teach the subject.

As an example, some of the Maths sessions available include from numbers to algebra, trigonometry, probability and statistics.

Trainee teachers of a Modern Language can improve their subject knowledge in French or Spanish SKE courses. 

Your chosen language does not need to match your subject that you are training to teach in, which will be particularly useful if you are asked to teach multiple languages once qualified.

As most language teachers are required to teach two languages, you may have the opportunity for up to two modern language SKE courses. 

The aim is to refresh your main teaching language and gain a more in depth understanding of a second language.

During the course you will also have access to Rosetta Stone to help you develop your language vocabulary. As an example, some of the Modern Languages sessions available include how we learn languages, problems with teaching grammar, patterns and creativity in languages and developing writing skills.

Our Computer Science SKE course is designed to enhance a trainee’s knowledge of Computer Science considering the recent curriculum changes. 

With an increased focus on areas such as coding, web design and cyber security, this SKE course is ideal for anyone training to teach Computer Science who wants to improve their subject knowledge before or alongside their training.

As an example, some of the Computer Science sessions available include inside the digital device, building software solutions, cyber security and technology in business and society.