Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Course
Building a strong foundation.
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) Course
Building a strong foundation.
If you’d like to teach a particular subject, but feel your academic knowledge needs building up or refreshing, a subject knowledge enhancement course (SKE) could be for you. This route will follow a course between 8 – 28 weeks which will help strengthen your knowledge and confidence before commencing your initial teaching training course.
You might need to do a subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course before you start your teacher training to top up your subject knowledge.
This could be because you have (one or more of the following):
- finished your degree more than 5 years ago
- a different but related degree to the subject you want to teach
- an A level but not a degree in the subject you want to teach
- an unrelated degree but relevant professional experience
- studied for a languages degree, but need to improve knowledge either in a main language, second language or both to an acceptable level for teaching in schools
The aim of SKE courses is to make teaching an accessible and sustainable career path to a range of graduates. They are designed to bring a candidate’s knowledge of a subject up to a secondary teaching level. This pre-initial teacher training SKE course is right for you if you’re a prospective teacher of secondary education and a SKE course has been made a condition of your offer of a place for teacher training.
Courses We Offer
VidLearn Online SKE Course
Our SKE courses are provided online by a highly respected provider of SKE content, Vidlearn. This provider provides bespoke support, pre-recorded lessons and resources as well as support from tutors and course leader.
Course Lengths: We offer a variety of course lengths (between 8 – 28 weeks) depending on your subject and the amount of enhancement your subject knowledge needs.
Your ITT provider can provide you with assistance with this. Length of course can be:
- Short Course (8-12 Weeks for Enhanced GCSE SKE)
- Medium Course (16-20 weeks for Enhanced A Level SKE)
- Long Course (24-28 weeks for Combined GCSE and A Level SKE)
SKE Bursary
SKE courses are fully funded by the DfE with eligible candidates receiving a £175 per week tax-free bursary. The purpose of this training bursary funding is to assist with additional costs participants incur while undertaking the SKE course. The SKE requires 25 hours of study per week if completed full time. Part time hours of study are also available for participants if needed. Bursaries are paid in arrears subject to trainees’ successful engagement with the course.
If you wish to complete your chosen course in a shorter amount of time (for example, complete a 12-week course in 8 weeks) then this will affect your bursary entitlement and will only receive a bursary of the time completed.
If the SKE course overlaps with a full-time ITT course or SD salaried course then SKE training bursary will cease once you start their course.
You are eligible for a bursary if you:
- Have a upper second class honour or higher. If you have a third class degree are not eligible for a SKE bursary. However, if you have a higher academic qualification (E.g. Masters) then they would be eligible for a bursary.
- Have not obtained a direct matching degree in their chosen ITT subject within the last five years.
- Do not receive another teacher training bursary or SD salary.
- Are not undertaking a SKE course in parallel with your ITT.
Apply Now
To apply, click HERE and choose the subject you are interested in studying.
Once your application is submitted, it will be reviewed. If accepted, you will receive an email and a text message confirming your place on the SKE course with further details. Any questions can be directed to info@bbscitt.co.uk