The SKE courses are designed for students due to embark on their Initial Teacher Training (ITT) who need to strengthen their existing subject knowledge.

If you have received your offer letter for an ITT course and you have to complete an SKE as a condition, please contact us at ske@hope.ac.uk for further information and guidance.

Subjects and course durations available from October 2025

Mathematics - 8, 12, 16, 20,24, 28 week

Spanish - 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 28 week

French - 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 week

Chemistry - 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 week

Physics - 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 week

Computer Science - 8, 16, 20, 24 28 week

8 week – Accelerated GCSE SKE - 200 hours of study
12 week – Enhanced GCSE SKE - 300 hours of study
16 week – Accelerated A Level SKE - 400 hours of study
20 week – Enhanced A Level SKE - 500 hours of study
24 week – Accelerated GCSE & A Level SKE - 600 hours of study
28 week – Enhanced GCSE & A Level SKE - 700 hours of study

Our online SKE programmes are delivered via a distance-learning platform.

If you have to complete an SKE as a condition of offer and would like to register onto one of our programmes, you can choose from one of the following start dates:

Full time (25 hours of learning per week)

• Wednesday 1st October
• Wednesday 5th November
• Wednesday 3rd December
• Wednesday 7th January
• Wednesday 4th February
• Wednesday 4th March (8, 12, 16, 20, 24 week only )
• Wednesday 1st April (8, 12, 16, 20 week only)
• Wednesday 6th May (8, 12, 16 week only)
• Wednesday 3rd June (12 and 8 week only)
• Wednesday 1st July (8 week only)
  
  

Part time (12.5 hours of learning per week)

• Wednesday 1st October (8, 12, 16, 20, 24 week  only)

• Wednesday 5th November (8, 12, 16, 20 week only)

• Wednesday 3rd December (8, 12, 16 week only)

• Wednesday 7th January (8, 12, 16 week only)

• Wednesday 4th February (8, 12 week only)

• Wednesday 4th March (8 and 12 week only)

• Wednesday 1st April (8 week only)

• Wednesday 6th May (8 week only)

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