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School Direct – General Primary (Fee-funded PGCE) PGCE

School Direct – General Primary (Fee-funded PGCE) PGCE

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Full time | Moredon Primary School | 1 year | 03-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

03-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Teaching In Primary Schools

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

What is School Direct - General Primary (Fee-funded PGCE) PGCE?

If you’re looking for a lifelong, challenging and exciting career, primary teaching may be for you. In collaboration with our school partners, we offer our students an exceptional training experience.

There are two possible awards at the end of the course, the Postgraduate Certificate in Education and the Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, depending on your success in the academic elements of the course. Both awards include recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for successful candidates.

Study style

As a more school-based route into primary teaching, not only will you study with the university (approximately 1 day per week), you will also be part of a School Direct cluster of schools, undertaking cluster-based training (approximately ½ to 1 day per week) and spending the rest of each week in allocated schools, learning alongside expert, school-based colleagues.

We place a high priority on school-based learning and on developing your analysis, evaluation and autonomous learning and development skills. Each cluster works with a range of primary schools and early years settings, and will place you in at least two different schools throughout the course of training.

School placements are assessed through the scrutiny of evidence by students, school staff and university tutors, while professional development and subject knowledge are assessed through two written assignments.

Possible careers

Graduates from this course can go on to work in:

Primary school teaching
Further study postgraduate diploma or MA.

Modules

This module aims to provide opportunities for students to enhance specific areas of their teaching skills. By reflecting upon progress during SD6001 and 6002, and other SD modules, and through discussion with mentors and Link Tutors, students will set targets for SD6003 which will enhance specific areas of their teaching skills; for example, the student may develop their subject strength, explore innovative teaching and learning approaches, gain experience of a different age phase, or focus on a specific area of the Teachers? Standards. Through this process, students will be able to personalise their learning priorities; SD6003 is aimed at meeting individual needs. Students will undertake aSchool Experience placement in a partnership school/setting and will be expected to undertake planned teaching for approximately 75% of the teaching week during at least the final 2 weeks of their placement.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£16,600

Entry requirements

You should hold at least a  2.2 Bachelors degree with honours. GCSE English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject at grade 4 (C) or above, or an equivalent qualification.

University information

The University of Gloucestershire is a contemporary, progressive university that has three campuses in the western region of England. A research-driven institution, it has a wide range of options including a range of excellent postgraduate courses. There are around 1,000 postgraduate students at the university, offering a creative community that supports each other. This community extends to an alumni network of over 40,000, which includes...more

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