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PGCE Secondary Science with Biology - PGCE
London Metropolitan University

PGCE Secondary Science with Biology - PGCE

LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

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Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-26

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Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Teaching In Secondary Schools Sciences Teaching

Course Summary

Learn how to teach science and biology to 11 to 16-year-olds and, by arrangement, 16 to 18-year-olds on our PGCE Secondary Science with Biology course. Gain practical hands-on experience at our partnership schools and learn how to improve your pupils’ love of this biology through the latest teaching methods and principles. Trainees on our PGCE Secondary courses attain high results, with almost 100% passing the course. This PGCE Secondary Science with Biology course will help you gain the skills to become a competent teacher of science for students up to 14 years old, biology for 15 to 16-year-olds and achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). On request, you can also have the opportunity to work in the 16 to 18 age range. In the sessions at London Met you’ll develop your teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques, as well as discovering the fundamentals of how children learn. These sessions include collaborative projects and school-based projects with other trainees, as well as learning the principles of teaching and pupil assessment. This PGCE course takes advantage of its London location to broaden your understanding of teaching in multicultural and diverse urban environments. Through your two placements at one of our partnership schools, you’ll help develop lesson plans and contribute to the development of pupils’ scientific skills and knowledge.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,535

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Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£19,500

Entry requirements

You will be required to have: a UK degree, preferably grade 2.2 or equivalent, in Biology or relevant degrees including geology, metallurgy, chemical engineering and forensic science, literacy and numeracy tests - these are university-based tests, which you will be asked to undertake at your interview, a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and Confirmation of Fitness to Teach (eg a London Metropolitan University Health Check) - you will be advised to apply for these after an offer is made, GCSE English and Mathematics grade C (grade 4 from 2017) or above (or equivalent)*

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London Metropolitan University is home to a diverse community of learners, mentors, practitioners, innovators, and thinkers, located in the vibrant centre of London, one of the most dynamic capital cities in the world. The university's mission is to transform lives through the power of education. It does this by welcoming students from all backgrounds and supporting them to achieve success. Each student forms an important part of the...more

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