PGCE in Education

Postgraduate

In Wallsend

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Wallsend

Certification requirements: Please note that all students must have evidence of achieving a level 2 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy before completing the course or certification will be withheld. Year 1. To cover the foundation information of teaching and learning in terms of planning, preparation, assessment and evaluation. Year 2. To cover the wider impact of Education in the FE sector.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Wallsend (Tyne and Wear)
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Embleton Avenue, NE28 9NJ

Start date

On request

About this course

Degree
A professional qualification to NVQ 3 or above
An Advanced Craft Qualification
CRB check within 3months of joining the course
Level 2 in English and Maths or equivalent
Access to 60 hours teaching for Year 1
Access to 90 hours teaching for Year 2.
Subject Mentor
Direct into Year 2 achievement of the bridge module

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Course programme


Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Study Level
Higher Education (Level 4)

Course Content
Certification requirements:
Please note that all students must have evidence of achieving a level 2 qualification in Literacy and Numeracy before completing the course or certification will be withheld.

Year 1

To cover the foundation information of teaching and learning in terms of planning, preparation, assessment and evaluation.

Year 2

To cover the wider impact of Education in the FE sector, in depth evaluation of your own teaching practice. Development of practical teaching.

You may be eligible for direct entry to Year 2 of the Certificate or Professional Graduate Certificate in Education, if you have, within the last five years, completed a Cert Ed Year 1 or equivalent qualification (for example, the City and Guilds full 7407, 7318, 7304 qualifications). A Bridge module will be offered to access year 2.

This Bridging Programme will require candidates to demonstrate achievement of the Certificate/PGCE year one learning outcomes at level 4. The Bridging Programme consists of a diagnostic interview with a member of the Teacher Education team, the formulation of an Action Plan, and the production of a portfolio of evidence that substantiates the applicants claim.

All students wishing to move directly to Year 2 of the Certificate/PGCE must also provide evidence of undertaking 60 hours of practical teaching in the year prior to enrolment.
Why Tynemet
The PGCE in Post Compulsory Education and Training is a two-year programme of study for practising teachers, lecturers and trainers who work in the field of Post Compulsory Education and Training. The programme is practical in its focus, builds upon the diverse experiences of course members and relates these to issues in teaching, learning, assessment and professional development.
Further Information
Start date: September 2009.
Assessment
You will be observed teaching four times, in each year, twice by one of your course tutors, and twice by your Subject Mentor.

You will produce written assignments and take part in practical activities including a block module at the university at the end of Year 2.
Course Code
1L5971

PGCE in Education

Price on request