PGCE Secondary (School Direct) with Qualified Teacher Status
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University of Derby Kedleston Road Derby DE22 1GB
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UCAS code: You don’t need to apply through UCAS for this course – find out how to apply at www.education.gov.uk Entry requirements: You will need an undergraduate honours degree (preferably 2:1) or an equivalent qualification as approved by our senior admissions officer. You will also need GCSE grade C or above in English Language, Maths and Science and a wide range of recent experience in UK primary schools. You will need to have successfully completed the Teaching Agency’s skills test for literacy and numeracy before enrolment. Acceptance on to this course will also be conditional on successful completion of standard health and DBS (formerly CRB) checks. Duration and mode of study: You will study this course for one year full time. Fees: This is a premium course, so it costs £9,000. Start date: You can start this course in September.
About the course This course will give you Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) and will prepare you fully for the practical demands of teaching, including the teaching of your chosen subject. You will also have the opportunity to develop your experience of teaching pupils from a wide range of backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in a Special School and also to enhance your subject specialism and study of school-related issues, enabling you to gain 60 credits at masters level. Teaching and learning You will spend most of your time learning how to teach in schools linked to our network of partner schools and teaching schools. You will work closely with a school-based mentor who will help you to develop key skills in becoming a successful teacher. As part of an alliance of schools, you will engage in regular training sessions with other trainees from across your alliance. You will also spend time here at the University working in our excellent facilities with university and school-based tutors. This will provide an additional dimension to your development as a confident and reflective practitioner. You will learn through a range of workshops, seminars, tutorials and lectures.
Autumn
We received ‘Outstanding’ results from the most recent Ofsted reports and were also ranked in the top 20 for primary education teacher training in the prestigious Good Teacher Training Guide 2012. You will be taught by a team of university and school tutors with a strong national and international reputation for the quality of their training and research. This ensures you will be taught all the relevant and up to date theory from the sector.
Study modules
Stage one
Where you will study: In local schools and at Derby Campus, Kedleston Road
Why choose this course?
An Introduction to Reflective Teaching
Spring
Factfile
Reflective Practice in Action
Effective Learning and Teaching in Specialist Subject and the Wider Curriculum 1 Effective Learning and Teaching in Specialist Subject and the Wider Curriculum 2
All of your assessments will be related to your school placements. These will comprise in-depth project-based essays relating to school-based issues, plus the opportunity to reflect on and discuss your developing subject knowledge needs with university and schoolbased tutors. You will also present academic posters and provide a verbal update on your growing professional capabilities. School-based and university tutors will monitor and assess your progress towards the Teachers’ Standards. Additional information Your main training school will provide most of the teaching experiences you require to succeed. Enhanced placement opportunities will aim to complement these by providing opportunities for you to work in diverse settings and helping you to apply your growing skills as a teacher confidently and flexibly. Together, they will provide you with the challenging and exciting experience you need. Throughout your placements, you will be supported by our trained school mentors and link tutors.
Specialist Subject Enhancement (Masters)
Understanding the Pupil as a Learner (Masters) Understanding the School as a Learning Community (Masters)
Your career By choosing teaching as a career, you will have chosen an important and satisfying profession as well as a challenging and rewarding journey through life. When you have completed this course you will have gained 60 credits at masters level, which means you can fast track to stage two of a masters degree, quickly progressing your professional development.
I needed a new challenge, this course certainly provides that. It is hard work but ultimately, very rewarding. Jo Stringer Graduate,