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Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE (Norfolk Essex Suffolk Primary NESTT)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education - PGCE (Norfolk Essex Suffolk Primary NESTT)

Different course options

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Teaching / Training In Post-Compulsory Education Teaching In Primary Schools Education Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

The Norfolk Essex Suffolk School Centred Initial Teaching Training programmes for Primary teachers aim to bring together the very best of school centred and academic training to produce competent and confident Newly Qualified Teachers who consider and reflect upon the purposes of education, as well as having high levels of knowledge, understanding and skills in the learning and teaching of children.

The Norfolk Essex Suffolk Primary NESTT offers both Salaried and Tuition training routes. Both Primary NESTT programmes are designed to facilitate maximum experiential learning. Trainees on the courses specialise in either early years education 3-7 years or primary education 5-11 years. In addition, both the Tuition and Salaried routes offer the opportunity to undertake an SEN specialism. On successful completion of the course, all Tuition trainees will gain QTS and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and be qualified to teach across the primary range. Salaried trainees all gain QTS and have the choice of gaining a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

A range of assessment techniques is used, including the trainee’s continuing professional development record, practice files, assignments, portfolio of evidence and lesson observations

Good practice is shared and discussed, particularly the need for tutors to model the expected future styles of the trainees. Tutors employ a range of learning and teaching strategies. The trainees encounter a range of approaches that appeal to differing learning styles with opportunities for individual guided discovery, collaborative and group learning. The course meets the professional standards for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Modules

Core Subjects
Foundation Subjects, MFL and RE
Information and Communications Technology
Professional Studies
Special Educational Needs and Disability

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

To be confirmed

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

To be confirmed

Entry requirements

All applicants are required to hold GCSE English, Maths and Science at Grade 4/C or above. You do not need to obtain these qualifications before you apply but you do need to have gained the appropriate qualifications before you start the course. If you do not have a GCSE in English and Maths or Science then we will accept the results of equivalency tests taken through Equivalency Testing. (Please note that Level 2 Adult Numeracy and Literacy are not accepted as equivalents). A UK first degree (or equivalent) - normally 2.2 honours or better (or equiv. 360 CAT points).