Primary (7-11) (Key Stage 2) - PGCE

Why study this course?

Our Primary (7-11) (Key Stage 2) PGCE will equip you to become a specialist teacher of seven to 11-year-olds.

Join a powerful partnership of diverse teachers and schools that focuses on teaching in multicultural environments, which is ideal if you want to become a teacher in a city.

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This course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which will allow you to work as a teacher in primary education settings.

Our modules will develop your understanding of the role of a teacher. During your lectures and seminars you’ll adopt a critical approach to evaluate pedagogical traditions, as well as the curriculum and children’s rights. You’ll also learn about how you can use and undertake research to engage with issues in education.

This knowledge will be supplemented by practical experience as you’ll undertake school placements of 11 and 13 weeks, allowing you to reflect on theory and see its development in the real world. During these placements you’ll receive continuous support from your tutors and school-based mentors.

On completion of this course you’ll acquire the necessary understanding and experience required to become an effective teacher and to plan, deliver and evaluate the curriculum.

You will be required to have: minimum of a 2.2 UK degree or master’s (MA/MSc); pass at literacy and numeracy tests, which are university-based tests that 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) which you will be advised to apply for after an offer is made. GCSE English, Mathematics and Science grade C/4 or above (or equivalent, see Equivalency Testing or A Star Teachers). We do make conditional offers (with strict deadlines), so it is important that you include all pending qualifications in your UCAS application. We will assess any overseas qualifications for equivalence using a number of resources, including our own internal guidelines, the UK National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) and the Overseas Degree Table. We highly recommend the one-to-one tailored advice on eligibility and equivalency offered by the Department for Education’s Get into Teaching service.