SKE Guidance and Eligibility

SKE Eligibility

Please note the following requirements for SKE programme eligibility:

SKE programmes can only be taken where improvement to subject knowledge is a condition of the offer and applicants will be required to show a copy of their formal offer email which includes the SKE condition.

Applicants should be advised to undertake an SKE with an HEI SKE provider as some third party SKE providers are not eligible to claim funding from the DfE.The University of Reading will not process funding claims on behalf of these providers.

Applicant can only take an SKE programme in the subject matching their ITE offer (e.g. an applicant offered Secondary Physics would not be able to take an SKE in Chemistry.)The exception to this is MFL where additional languages can be taken.

Applicants who have taken a degree in their chosen ITE subject in the previous 5 years are not eligible for an SKE programme in the same subject.

Applicants must have completed and have their final result for the SKE programme by 31^st August at the latest so that they have met all conditions ready to enrol from 1^st September.

International students are not usually eligible for SKE funding (with the exception of those undertaking MFL or physics).If required to take an SKE programme they will need to self-fund the SKE and find a provider who offers self-funded SKEs (e.g. University of Sussex)

The SKE provider may require completion of an eligibility form before they allow the applicant to enrol on the SKE programme.If you need any assistance completing this form, please contact teachertraining@reading.ac.uk

SKE Duration

Candidate Background	Number of Weeks/ Recommendation
No relevant A Level or Degree in the Subject wanting to Teach	Unlikely to find an SKE that supports their SK development. May need to take an A level before joining the PGITE programme.
Relevant A Level pass but no relevant Degree in the Subject wanting to Teach	If they have an A Level pass in the subject but their degree has covered less than 50% content in the area they want to teach, then an SKE may be recommended. This should be a longer SKE 24 or 28 weeks.
Partially relevant (e.g. Joint Honours) Degree in the Subject wanting to Teach	If the degree has covered approximately 50% content in the area they want to teach, then an SKE may be recommended. This could be a minimum of 12 weeks but possibly longer, depending on circumstances. 12/16/20/24/28.
Relevant degree wanting to Teach, but a long time ago (at least 5 years since graduating)	8/12/16/20 weeks.

General guidance on SKE Duration:

If you need any further guidance, please contact the relevant subject tutor at the University of Reading.

Modern Foreign Languages: Barbara King: b.king@reading.ac.uk

Sciences: Caroline Foulkes: c.s.foulkes@reading.ac.uk