PGCE History

Leeds Trinity University College

Postgraduate

In Leeds

£ 4,500 + VAT

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  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

OverviewThis PGCE programme is for graduates who wish to teach History in secondary schools. Leeds Trinity University offers Initial Teacher Training courses in a number of subject areas. Students are registered for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education qualification (PGCert) (FHEQ Level 7), and are recommended for the award of QTS to the DfE/NCTL.The course blends high-quality subject input at university with two extended placements in schools. You will be in schools from the third week in September and will benefit from bespoke support from an experienced school-based tutor as well as from your university course tutor.Leeds Trinity University has a UK-wide reputation for rigorous and thorough teacher training at the cutting edge of history education in the UK. Your access to national expertise during your PGCE year is unparalleled&#; termly Historical Association forums; working with SHP fellows and regional advisors; attendance at the annual SHP conference at the end of your PGCE year; and PGCE history tutors who are nationally regarded for their work in the field of history education as well as initial teacher education&#; % of the PGCE cohort secured jobs for September .

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Location

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Leeds (West Yorkshire)
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Brownberrie Lane, LS18 5HD

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Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Course BenefitsThe secondary programme will prepare you to teach within the secondary age phase.Leeds Trinity University is a national centre for history education, and has served as the base for several curriculum development projects and initiatives in history including the Northern History Forum, the Schools History Project, and Computers in the Curriculum (history). The Leeds Centre for Victorian Studies is based here, and we are contracted to United States National Academy of Sciences to investigate discipline based learning in history. Completion rates on our PGCE History course are high, and employment rates for our graduates is well above the national average.Feedback from employing schools about our newly qualified teachers is very positive and many trainees go on to positions of responsibility within five years of qualifying.The course qualifies you to teach History at 11–16 with some post-16 enhancement, providing opportunities to develop particular interests at Key Stage 3, 4 or at Advanced Level.

A good honours degree (2ii or above and preferably single honours) with a significant proportion of History.​GCSE Grade C (or accepted equivalent) English and Mathematics. We offer our GCSE equivalency tests to those who have a conditional place on the course but do not already have these qualifications.Suitable personal and intellectual qualities required for teaching in secondary schools.Commitment, attitudes and values appropriate to that of a secondary teacher.Ability to read effectively and communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written Standard English, and...

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Course programme

The programme runs for&#; weeks from September to July. At least weeks of training is school-based. There are three stages of training&#;
  • STAGE 1 is based at both Leeds Trinity University and in your first placement school. This stage establishes the foundation of knowledge and understanding necessary for you to benefit from school-based training. This training comprises Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy; Professional Learning and Teaching in the st century; Assessed Block 1 and undertaking your first Masters-level module in Supporting Individual Needs. It also seeks to provide the basic skills necessary for you to function as a teacher.
  • STAGE 2 is based at your second placement school (Assessed Block 2) and assesses your ability to transfer competence from one school to another and improve in your abilities to meet the QTS standards. You will also begin work on your Subject Knowledge and Applied Pedagogy assessment, as well as undertake initial work on your second Masters assignment in Planning for Progression.
  • STAGE 3 is based still at your second placement school (Assessed Block 3) and assesses your ability to meet and excel within the QTS standards. You will also complete all work on your Subject Knowledge and Applied Pedagogy, as well as completing work on your second Masters assignment in Planning for Progression.
School-Based Training (Stages 2 and 3)
Leeds Trinity University has partnerships with schools across the West Yorkshire region (Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield) and further afield. Placements are negotiated with schools and trainees so that they take account of the personal circumstances of trainees.

Additional information

Course InformationTaught university training is provided by subject experts with recent classroom experience. University tutors are dedicated to supporting you throughout the course and into your first job as a teacher, and can provide a vital link to current educational thinking and research.The employment rate of our students is extremely high and graduates have readily obtained teaching posts across the UK as well as within our partnership schools. When you come to the University for your PGCE History training, you enter the professional family of history teaching from the moment you begin your studies. Many of our graduates go on to be employed in schools in the Yorkshire and Humberside region, and many return to complete their Masters level study, specialising in history education specific research.

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