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Subject Knowledge Enhancement

You may be able to do a subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course before you start your teacher training with us to top up your subject knowledge.

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Who might benefit from Subject Knowledge Enhancement? 

This can help when 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 develop a second language to an acceptable level for teaching in schools

SKE subjects

SKE courses funded by the DFE are available in 5 secondary subjects for 2024-25:

  • Chemistry
  • Computing
  • Mathematics
  • Modern Foreign Languages
  • Physics

For more information, visit the DFE Get into Teaching SKE page or contact us on enquiries@vnhtt.org