PGCE Post 16 and Further Education

Course summary

• Develop and apply your knowledge and understanding of educational ideas and theories.
• Engage with the latest developments in the Post-16 and Further Education context.
• Complete this course to apply for Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status for Post-16 and Further Education.

Gain the qualification you need to teach in the area of Post-16 and Further Education, previously known as Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). This course is for anyone who is new to teaching and needs us to find them a placement, or who is already working as a teacher or trainer and wants to become qualified.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

Key areas you will learn about include planning and preparing to teach, assessment for learning, teaching strategies and approaches, behaviour for learning, using technology to enhance learning and progression against the Professional Standards. After successfully completing the course, you gain either a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education and Training, or a level 5 Professional Certificate in Education and Training. The level 7 qualification includes 60 credits at level 7 that can be used towards a masters course.

You learn through

• assessment of practical teaching
• presentations
• planning and evaluation exercises
• preparation of teaching materials
• written assignments

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• further education colleges
• school sixth forms
• higher education institutions
• adult and community learning providers
• private training companies
• public services
• sixth form colleges.

We have an excellent graduate employment record. Over 96% of our PGCE graduates are teaching or in further study within six months of graduating.

Students need to have a good degree or equivalent; GCSE grade C, or Grade 4 in English Language and mathematics, or equivalent. Where applicants have achieved a GCSE grade 4 or above in English literature only we will look for further evidence of a breadth of achievement in English. We will consider applicants who are in the process of obtaining the relevant GCSEs. Experience of a Post-16 / Further Education teaching environment, that enables you to demonstrate awareness of your subject or specialist context in Post-16.