
Your Teacher Education Offer Holder Hub

Congratulations on your offer of a place on one of our PGCE (QTS) Initial Teacher Education programmes! This marks the beginning of your rewarding journey into teaching.
Conditions of your offer
Conditions of your offer can be found on your offer letter, which is also available on your university portal account. Please ensure these conditions are met as soon as possible to facilitate your registration and ensure a smooth start to the course.
Suitability to Teach form
In addition, if you have not already completed the Suitability to Teach condition please complete the online form below.
Sometimes it is easy to forget the impact you are having on these children’s lives. You become a role model to your students and can have such a positive impact on their lives without even realising, whether that be academically, socially or emotionally. Teaching is more than just teaching lessons.
Accept your offer
To secure your place at Birmingham, you must respond to your offer by the date stated in your offer letter. This deadline refers to your acceptance of the offer, not the fulfilment of conditions. To respond to the offer, you need to inform the DfE of your decision through the DfE Gateway service.
What to do next
Our Education Support Office team will be in touch regularly over the coming months to guide you through meeting your conditions, securing your unconditional offer, and completing your registration for the course ahead of your September start.
If you have any questions about the course or admissions process, please feel free to reach out to us anytime at iteadmissions@contacts.bham.ac.uk. We’ll also be sharing some pre-course learning resources soon to help you get ready for the programme—stay tuned for more details!
The information below highlights why the School of Education and our Teacher Training suite of courses are excellent choices, providing you with the knowledge to make an informed decision about your studies.
Why choose the School of Education
- Dedicated teacher training support from offer through to graduation
- Placements within local West Midlands schools
- High employability rates of our graduates
- Supportive network of practitioners
- Peer to peer engagement encouraged
- A blend of University on campus and in School experience
- Opportunity to continue studying to Masters level
- Subject level experts – with teaching experience
- Alumni opportunities – remain a part of our community

Funding your Teacher Training studies
The Department for Education (DfE) offers a variety of funding opportunities to support your postgraduate studies, acknowledging the significant financial commitment involved in further education. Click below to explore the available funding options.
Further questions?
If you have any questions, please use our FAQs page, or submit your query via our enquiry form.