Vorhauser-Smith holds a Bachelor of Business and Graduate Diploma of Psychology from Monash University, and Post Graduate Certificate in NeuroLeadership from Middlesex University.

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Both routes involve training towards a PGCE (post-graduate certificate in secondary education) and tuition fees are payable.

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The biggest cut is to the post-primary Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), where numbers accepted will drop by a fifth, from 290 to 234.

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