Top reasons to train to teach at Brighton
As a teacher you’ll get to inspire the next generation – it’s a job where no two days are the same and every lesson you teach can make a real difference.
It’s also a career with great progression opportunities and a competitive starting salary. Plus, you’ll get more holiday than many other professions.
There’s no better place to train to teach than the University of Brighton:
Brighton is Ofsted ‘outstanding’
We were again graded ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted for primary and secondary in our 2024 Initial Teacher Education inspection.
Ofsted commended us on many aspects of our courses saying:
- Trainees shine at Brighton’s long-established and highly impressive teacher training programmes.
- The care and dedication shown by staff towards trainees is superb.
- Trainees are at the heart of everything. They are valued and expertly supported throughout the course.
- The curriculum skilfully equips trainees in safeguarding, behaviour management and supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
- Trainees impress the placement settings they work in because of their professionalism and aptitude to apply what they have learned.
Plus, were ranked 2nd in the UK for education courses on the Guardian University Guide 2025.
Learn with experts
We’ve been educating teachers and leaders for over 100 years.
The Brighton team is highly-qualified with an outstanding national reputation.
Our staff were teachers themselves prior to their academic career so are fully experienced in the classroom. They have hugely varied professional and research expertise and interests.
Our team will provide all the support and guidance you need to ensure you gain classroom confidence.
You’ll learn in our specialist facilities
Our specialist classrooms replicate those used in schools, so you’ll feel at home when you go on placement.
We have a curriculum centre with over 30,000 national curriculum resources and specialist classrooms including for science, art, English and maths. For those training to teach PE we have extensive on campus facilities including outdoor grass pitches, a swimming pool and sports hall.
Take a virtual tour of some of our facilities:
Varied school experience
You’ll get lots of opportunities to put your teaching into practice during placement and we’ll make sure you are fully prepared.
We have partnerships with a wide range of schools and colleges offering opportunities in large, small, rural and urban settings.
Your school placements will include writing lesson plans and evaluations, engaging in both formative and summative assessment of pupils and completing an e-portfolio as evidence of meeting the Teachers’ Standards.
You’ll also make valuable school contacts which will help when you are looking for your first teaching role.
“My placement has helped me to apply the theory we’ve been learning at university and put it into practice, making it all the more real. I’ve gained the confidence to gauge a better understanding and it has equipped me with the skills needed to be able to confidently take whole lessons in various subjects.”
Christian, primary teaching graduate.
High graduate success
Our teaching graduates benefit from excellent employment rates that are consistently above the sector average.
They are sought after for their creative and innovative approaches. Many of our graduates secure roles at schools where they spent time on placement.
We’ll support you after you qualify
We will continue to support you after you qualify through our early career teachers support programme so you won’t have to start your career on your own. This ranges from offering advice to providing materials to support you in the classroom.
Our partners also send us their teaching vacancies which we list on the programme website.
Brighton Boost package
At the University of Brighton, we’re here to support you in making the best start to your university journey.
If you’re looking to start an undergraduate teaching degree with our new postcode checker, you can quickly see if you’re eligible for our Brighton Boost financial support package, designed to help you with the cost of living and make everyday things just that little bit easier.
Depending on your circumstances, you could be eligible for:
- Up to £1,250 to help with accommodation or travel costs
- Free laptop loans
- Support with finding part-time work
- A lower grade contextual offer
Simply enter your postcode in our postcode checker to see the support available to you.
Join us here at Brighton
Ready to take the next step into a career in teaching?
- Learn about our undergraduate routes into teaching
- Learn about our postgraduate routes into teaching
Kerry Burnett • January 9, 2025