PGCE Secondary Religious Education

· University training
University-based sessions will blend both practice and theory to provide a firm foundation for the development of your teaching skills. Visiting speakers and visits to faith communities support the curriculum and are intended to enhance both your subject and pedagogic knowledge and skills.

· School training
Your work in school will both inform and be informed by your work in University. In both areas you’ll need to reflect upon your learning. Over the course of the year we hope you’ll develop your own philosophy about both the subject and about how to teach it to enable students in schools to be excited by their learning and thinking about religion.

Course assessment

A personalised process of continuous assessment ensures that learning is appropriate and effective. Assessment takes account of both the programme experience and the school or setting and includes researching developing practice through assignment tasks. Support is provided to develop a rigorous evidence-based account of your educational journey.

Assessment in all of the PGCE programmes is designed to be progressive and to assist you in the provision of evidence to support your achievement against the Standards for QTS.

PGCE programmes are assessed in University, school or other settings. The evidence base includes:

· Formally assessed assignments

· Professional dialogue in progress reviews

· The Professional Learning and Practice portfolio

· School phase reports and observations

· Professional development activities

· Subject knowledge tests and tasks (where appropriate)

Five Progress Review Points are held each year. These assessment points review your attainment, professional learning and SMART target setting.