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Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) PGCE

Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) PGCE

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Full time | City Campus | 1 year | 04-SEP-23

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

04-SEP-23

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Teaching (General) Teaching / Training In Post-Compulsory Education Education Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

The PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) is a professional teacher education programme that will qualify you to teach in the post compulsory education and training sector.

This course is designed for graduates with degrees from a wide range of subjects, including those not widely taught in secondary schools (such as Sport Science, Health and Social Care and Dance). It will equip you with the necessary tools to teach adults and young people and give you the opportunity to share your knowledge in a way that helps others to fulfil their potential.

You will be assessed on your potential to learn and not your experience.

Career ready

When you complete this course, you will have a PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training.

According to our 2015 Ofsted inspection, “the training of good-quality Further Education and skills teachers enables them to make a valued contribution to the colleges and settings in which they work”.

Modules

Subject Specialist Knowledge and Pedagogy (Computing) (20 Credits)
Developing Curriculum and Implementing Policy in Post Compulsory Education and Training (30 Credits)
Subject Specialist Knowledge and Pedagogy (Maths: Numeracy) (20 Credits)
Subject Specialist Knowledge and Pedagogy (Special Educational Needs and Disability) (20 Credits)
Developing Theories of Teaching Learning and Assessment in PCET (20 Credits)
Advancing Subject Specialist Teaching through Critical Reflection and Professional Development (30 Credits)
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (20 Credits)
Subject Specialist Knowledge and Pedagogy: English Literacy (20 Credits)
Practical Teaching and Professional Development 2 (20 Credits)

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)

£14,000

Entry requirements

You will usually need a 2:2 (or above) honours degree from a UK Higher Education institution or an equivalent qualification and be deemed suitable to train to teach by the School of Education at the University of Sunderland.