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Primary Education (5-11) PGCE

Different course options

Full time | Bedford Campus | 1 year | SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

Teaching In Primary Schools Education Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

About the course

Become an inspiring, confident teacher of primary-age children with this PGCE course, designed to give you a secure understanding of primary teaching and learning. You also put theory into practice in the classroom on your placement, as you move towards meeting the requirements for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

This course offers you training across the 5-11 age range, developing the skills and experience you need to teach core and foundation subjects using a variety of teaching approaches.

You attend subject-specific sessions, lectures and seminars designed to develop awareness and understanding of general professional issues; the content of the National Curriculum; and practical guidance on aspects of teaching such as lesson planning and assessment.

Our partnerships with local schools give you opportunities to put your taught knowledge into practice on placements, where you are supported and trained by experienced primary teachers.

When you successfully complete the course, you achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), enabling you to work in a primary school as a teacher.

Modules

Evidence Informed Primary Teacher (Level 7) - Core
School Experience 1 - The Primary Teacher - Core
School Experience 2 - The Primary Teacher - Core
The Reflective Primary Teacher (Level 7) - Core

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

The PGCE tuition fee for the Academic Year 2021/22 is £12,900. There might be a slight increase in 2024/25 year entry.

Entry requirements

Students should have: a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent; Normally a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent; A standard equivalent to a grade 4 (or GCSE A to C) in the GCSE examinations in English, mathematics and a science subject; To have IELTS with an average score of at least 6.0 if your first language is not English and you do not have GCSE grade C in English; An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and all other safeguarding checks required at the time of application.

University information

The University of Bedfordshire is a modern university with a vibrant and cosmopolitan student population that includes around 20,000 students from over 100 countries. It offers a wide variety of research-informed courses, which believes in nurturing students to become educated, employable and entrepreneurial global citizens. Bedfordshire has campuses located in: Luton Bedford Milton Keynes Aylesbury Putteridge Bury The...more

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