PGCE Secondary Religious Education (Age Phase 11-16) with QTS

Edge Hill University

Postgraduate

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    1 Year

This PGCE will equip you with a range of academic, professional and vocational knowledge, understanding, skills and values necessary to become a high quality and skilled teacher of Religious Education. You will experience professional training, delivered to the highest of standards, which immerses you in the very latest teaching and learning pedagogies. The programme aims to develop reflective and analytical skills as well as providing practical experience in planning effective RE lessons and learning strategies.

Hands-on classroom experience, and opportunities to further your own subject knowledge is an integral part of the programme and helps you to develop useful contacts for the future, through meeting and talking with faith practitioners from a variety of world religions.

If you have a degree in Religious Education or a related subject, want to raise cross-cultural awareness and encourage empathy, enquiry and critical thinking in secondary school pupils aged 11 to 16, this is the programme for you.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

Successful completion of this programme will allow you to gain QTS and progress into employment as a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) at secondary school level in Religious Education.

Our proactive careers advisory service can help you to find job vacancies and offers in-depth advice on teacher job applications and interviews, to help you secure work.

To join this programme you should have: A first or second class Honours degree from a UK university (or equivalent qualification); GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent qualification); satisfactory levels of Information and Communications Technology competence; a demonstrable interest in teaching within the curriculum area. You could show this in a number of ways such as time spent in schools, knowledge of the chosen curriculum area, or relevant practical experience.

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Subjects

  • Secondary
  • Planning
  • Religious Education
  • Pedagogy in Religious Education
  • Learning in Religious Education
  • Teaching
  • Reflective Professional Practice
  • Religious Communities
  • Educational
  • Community Cohesion
  • Practitioner
  • Religion

Course programme

You will start with an extensive subject knowledge and understanding audit. This will identify your main strengths and weaknesses, and enable your tutor to focus on your individual development needs.

During 12 weeks of study on campus, you’ll develop:

  • Understanding of the role RE can play in promoting inter faith dialogue and community cohesion;
  • Knowledge of essential educational and pedagogical theory in RE;
  • Awareness of appropriate and innovative teaching and assessment methods, including collage and display work, active learning strategies, role play, effective use of IT and presentations, videos, and the requirements of examination boards;
  • Strategies to develop students’ understanding of various religious and ethical issues through discussion and debate, research, and field trips to faith communities;
  • Understanding of the curriculum and Local Agreed Syllabi*, which influence the teaching of Religious Education according to the concerns and values of the faith communities within a particular area;
  • Ability to plan lessons effectively;
  • Excellent working knowledge of the latest ICT tools and software used in schools;
  • Greater subject knowledge, reflective professional and academic skills such as research methods and methodologies;
  • Wider awareness of your role within the teaching profession through study of professional values;
  • Knowledge and understanding of RE as Key Stage 3 and Religious Studies at Key Stage 4 and post-16.

SRE4010 Developing Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy in Religious Education (30 credits)

SRE4011 Planning for Effective Teaching and Learning in Religious Education (30 credits)

SRE4012 Research and Practice in Religious Education (30 credits)

SRP4001 Reflective Professional Practice (30 credits)

SRP4002 Professional Practice 1 (30 credits)

SRP4003 Professional Practice 2 (30 credits)

120 academic credits are studied on the programme in total, in addition to 60 ungraded credits for the Professional Practice modules.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £12,500.

How will I be assessed?

A balanced combination of coursework and observed classroom experience will be assessed against academic criteria at Level 7 and the QTS Standards. Various other tasks will enable you to show your competence in ICT and other areas of Religious Education. Before the end of your PGCE you will need to complete a Career Entry and Development Profile (CEDP) which acts as a useful bridge between your initial teacher training programme and your Induction Year as a Newly Qualified Teacher.

Who will be teaching me?

 You will be taught by a dedicated team of knowledgeable, experienced, friendly and supportive tutors who have the welfare of their trainees as a number one priority.

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