Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses

Our personalised online SKE courses are highly flexible, supportive and can be completed at your own pace. We enable you to feel confident and ready for your teacher training.

Important

Applications for Department for Education (DfE) funded SKE courses are now closed. Email ske@sussex.ac.uk with your name and which SKE subject you’re interested in, and we’ll get back to you when DfE-funded applications reopen.

We are still open for self-funded applications in the following subjects:

Ancient Languages
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Design and Technology
English
Physics
Religious Education
Science.

Develop your subject knowledge

Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses help to get you into teaching by improving your knowledge of a subject area. If your degree isn't in the subject area you want to teach, or you want to transfer your professional experience into a teaching context, then an SKE course might be perfect for you.

We’ve been delivering online SKE courses for over a decade. Unlike other SKE providers, we tailor your learning to the exam board or curriculum specifications of your placement school. Our courses are also aligned with the government’s Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework (ITTECF). By familiarising yourself with authentic classroom materials, you’ll be well-prepared for your teacher training year.

These online courses can be studied in your own time. You also have the option to study full-time (25 hours a week), part-time (12.5 hours a week) or a combination of the two, with tutor sessions and deadlines scheduled to fit with your commitments.

Certain subjects are funded by the Department for Education (DfE), but we also offer a self-funded route if you’re not eligible for DfE funding or you want to study a subject not funded by the DfE.

Our courses are designed to give you the subject knowledge and confidence you need to plan inspirational lessons from day one of your training year.