Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

Application

Submit your application via Careers@Gov by 11pm of the window’s closing date. Please apply with complete information and your latest transcript to avoid delays in processing. 

Applications submitted outside the application windows will be processed together with other applications received in the following window.

Interview period

We will contact all applicants within 4 weeks of the application window closing. If you are among our earliest shortlisted candidates, you could hear from us earliest from 15 Jan 2025 onwards about your interview date. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will take time to notify all shortlisted candidates. 

Earliest possible Compulsory Contract Teaching Stint start date

If your teaching stint starts in Jun / Jul 2025, you will receive the Letter of Offer earliest from 7 Mar 2025 onwards.

Earliest possible NIE intake

• Non-PE: December 2025
• PE: July 2026

 

Application

Submit your application via Careers@Gov by 11pm of the window’s closing date. Please apply with complete information and your latest transcript to avoid delays in processing.

Applications submitted outside the application windows will be processed together with other applications received in the following window.

Interview period

We will contact all applicants within 4 weeks of the application window closing. If you are among our earliest shortlisted candidates, you could hear from us earliest from 18 Feb 2025 about your interview date. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will take time to notify all shortlisted candidates.

Earliest possible Compulsory Contract Teaching Stint start date

If your teaching stint starts in Jun / Jul 2025, you will receive the Letter of Offer from 25 Apr 2025 onwards.

Earliest possible NIE intake

• Non-PE: December 2025
• PE: July 2026

Application

Please submit your complete application, including your latest transcript, via Careers@Gov by 2300 hours on the closing date. Applications submitted after this time may encounter technical difficulties and cannot be guaranteed successful submission.

For applicants interested to teach PE, please submit your completed application by 12 May 2025 so that we can process your applications for the Physical Proficiency Test and interview. We can only proceed with applications that contain all required information.

Interview period

All applicants will receive an update within 4 weeks of the closing date, whether shortlisted, unsuccessful, or under further review. Given the large number of applications, we will be notifying all applicants progressively from 19 May 2025.

If you are among our earliest shortlisted candidates, you could hear from us as early as 19 May 2025 about your interview date. 

Earliest possible Compulsory Contract Teaching Stint start date

If your teaching stint starts on 17 Dec 2025, you will receive the Letter of Offer from 18 Jul 2025 onwards.

Earliest possible NIE intake

• Non-PE: Dec 2026
• PE: Jul 2026

Application

Please submit your complete application, including your latest transcript, via Careers@Gov by 2300 hours on the closing date. Applications submitted after this time may encounter technical difficulties and cannot be guaranteed successful submission.

For applicants interested to teach PE, please submit your completed application by 25 Aug 2025 so that we can process your applications for the Physical Proficiency Test and interview. We can only proceed with applications that contain all required information.

Interview period

All applicants will receive an update within 4 weeks of the closing date, whether shortlisted, unsuccessful, or under further review. Given the large number of applications, we will be notifying all applicants progressively from 8 Sep 2025.

If you are among our earliest shortlisted candidates, you could hear from us as early as 8 Sep 2025 about your interview date.

Earliest possible Compulsory Contract Teaching Stint start date

If your teaching stint starts in Feb 2026, you will receive the Letter of Offer from 7 Nov 2025 onwards.

Earliest possible NIE intake

• Non-PE: Dec 2026
• PE: Jul 2026

Application

Please submit your complete application, including your latest transcript, via Careers@Gov by 2300 hours on the closing date. Applications submitted after this time may encounter technical difficulties and cannot be guaranteed successful submission.

For applicants interested to teach PE, please submit your completed application by 6 Oct 2025 so that we can process your applications for the Physical Proficiency Test and interview. We can only proceed with applications that contain all required information.

Interview period

All applicants will receive an update within 4 weeks of the closing date, whether shortlisted, unsuccessful, or under further review. Given the large number of applications, we will be notifying all applicants progressively from 20 Oct 2025.

If you are among our earliest shortlisted candidates, you could hear from us as early as 20 Oct 2025 about your interview date.

Earliest possible Compulsory Contract Teaching Stint start date

If your teaching stint starts on Jun / Jul 2026, you will receive the Letter of Offer from 19 Dec 2025 onwards.

Earliest possible NIE intake

• Non-PE: Dec 2026
• PE: Jul 2027