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

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

Subject areas

History History Teaching Teaching In Secondary Schools

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

About the course

This largely school-based course is designed to give you the subject-specific knowledge, secure understanding of educational theory and practical teaching skills to lead learning; initiate change; and thrive as a teacher in a challenging and rewarding profession.

In your taught sessions, you attend lectures and seminars designed to develop your awareness and understanding of professional issues; the nature and content of the Secondary History curriculum; the role of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the teaching of Secondary History, and in aspects of teaching such as planning and assessment.

During the course, you spend around 70% of your time in placement schools where you are trained to teach across the 11-16 age range. You develop the skills and knowledge to teach history in a creative and imaginative way, using a variety of different approaches.

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

Modules

The Evidence Informed Curriculum Specialist (EDC176-6) - Core
School Experience 2 (EDC178-6) - Core
The Curriculum Specialist (Secondary History) (EDC169-6) - Core
School Experience 1 (EDC177-6) - 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

Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent. Normally a 2:2 honours degree or equivalent in the subject for which you are applying to teach or a degree of which at least 50% is in that subject. A levels in the subject and/or related subjects are desirable. A standard equivalent to a grade 4 (or GCSE A to C) in the GCSE examinations in English and mathematics. 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