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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
St Luke's Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
You will be part of a cohort of trainees all learning to teach modern foreign languages and working with a dedicated team of MFL teaching experts The course is active and participatory, placing considerable emphasis on working collaboratively with others and learning together Building on your existing languages experience you will learn the theoretical and practical approaches to teaching through Key Stages 3-5 in the varied classroom situations you will encounter Explore the opportunities and challenges that face teachers and learners of modern foreign languages in Britain today, the strategies for language acquisition and the need for strong intercultural understandingYou will develop your confidence, competence and independence as a teacher with the unique Exeter Model of Initial Teacher Education which progressively increases your school-based teaching over three termsYou will join a supportive community of trainees and teachers who are passionate about education and research and will support you during your course and beyondAchieving the PGCE provides 60 M-level credits alongside your Qualified Teacher Status.Apply nowOpen days and visiting us100% of our Education research has internationally excellent impactBased on research impact rated 4 3 in REF 2021Top 125 in the world for EducationThe Times Higher World University Rankings by Subject 2021.
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