University of Sheffield · Full-time
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Learn everything the qualified teacher needs to know about planning, teaching, learning, assessing, policies and processes. Our PGCE includes masters credits, which you could put towards study for an MA Applied Professional Studies in Education. Course descrip…
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School of Education · Education and teaching
Learn everything the qualified teacher needs to know about planning, teaching, learning, assessing, policies and processes. Our PGCE includes masters credits, which you could put towards study for an MA Applied Professional Studies in Education. Course description Our graduates make great teachers. It’s that simple. The PGCE course helps you develop an understanding of research, policies and practice relating to education in general and secondary education in particular. You’ll analyse and reflect on what you learn to connect research with the classroom. We teach an approach to your work that will stay with you throughout your career. Our graduates are dedicated to lifelong learning, developing their professional practice, and using classroom-based research. You’ll learn everything the qualified teacher needs to know about planning, teaching, learning, assessing, policies and processes. In our most recent Ofsted inspection, our secondary-age teacher training was rated as ‘Outstanding’. Age range Secondary (11 to 19). Masters credits As well as a PGCE qualification and Qualified Teacher Status, you will qualify with 60 masters credits, which you may wish to put towards study for an MA Applied Professional Studies in Education. Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
Getting in
As the university states it
Minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in one of our teaching subjects or with a strong element of a teaching subject. For maths, physics and physics with maths applicants, a minimum third class undergraduate honours degree is required, with at least a grade B in the relevant A Level. GCSE grade 4/C in English Language and Mathematics, or an equivalent qualification. Candidates without these qualifications may either take the necessary examinations in the year before the course starts or take approved equivalency tests (see below). Completing a Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course may also be a condition of an offer of a place on the course. Equivalency tests We offer our own internal equivalence (Entrance) tests as the preferred option. There is no charge for our tests. If you are required to take an equivalency test, we will provide full details about our own test at interview. If you are considering paying for an external test, please let us know before you go ahead so we can confirm that it meets our requirements. Disclosure and Barring Service, Fitness to Train to Teach Check and Safeguarding Training As this course leads to a professional qualification, student teachers are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure and Fitness to Train to Teach Check. You'll also need to complete Safeguarding Training.
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