PGCE
Master
In Oxford
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Oxford
About the course
The Oxford Internship scheme, as the PGCE programme is known at the University, is a one-year, full-time course of teacher education for graduates, involving a close partnership between the University department and local comprehensive schools. This enables all aspects of the course to be planned, carried out and evaluated jointly and results in a course which integrates work in the University and in school throughout the year.
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- Full Time
- Teaching
- Teacher Education
- IT
- University
- School
Course programme
Teaching students are known as interns during the PGCE course.
At Oxford, graduates are prepared to teach in secondary schools (11-19 age range) in one of the following subjects:
- English
- geography
- history
- mathematics
- modern languages (French, German, Spanish, Mandarin)
- religious education
- science (biology, chemistry, physics)
The programme has been developed with colleagues from Oxfordshire partnership schools and covers the key professional skills of:
- lesson planning and preparation
- assessment, recording and reporting
- responding to individual learning needs
- classroom and behaviour management.
This is a full-time course which will involve travel to your placement school, although the majority of partnership schools do lie within the Oxfordshire county boundaries.
The greater part of the autumn term (Michaelmas) is made up of 'joint weeks', in which time is spent both in your first placement school and at the Department of Education. The spring term (Hilary) consists primarily of an extended experience at the same school. For the summer term (Trinity), you will move to a second school to provide the opportunity to consolidate and extend your understanding of teaching and learning.
There are two interrelated course components: curriculum subject work and the professional development programme. The curriculum tutor leads University seminars and liaises with the school based mentor to co-ordinate subject related classroom activities. The mentor provides guidance and support and gradually increases an intern's responsibilities. The professional tutor in school co-ordinates school based activities related to general educational issues and liaises with the general tutor, a member of the University staff, to plan seminars related to broader education issues. University tutors and guest specialists lead the University-based professional development programme components to provide an understanding of whole-school and cross-curricular issues.
Experience and reflection underlie the whole course with the emphasis on you as a critical learner, considering a range of perspectives and testing your own ideas within your practice. You are encouraged to take responsibility for your own professional development and develop your own philosophy of teaching and learning.
You will complete three written curriculum assignments, two of which are formally examined, as well as a wider educational issue PDP assignment about a wider educational issue, which is also formally examined. In all assignments practical investigation of pedagogical or educational issues through your own practice and school-based research is integrated with reading of research and professional literature.
Successful completion of the examined assignments at master's level carries 60 M-level credits, which may be built upon to achieve a full master's degree. All three examined assignments must be passed at master's level for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), provided that your practice also meets QTS requirements. Those who pass the assignments at Honours level will be awarded a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education with QTS - provided, again, that your practice meets the required QTS standards.
Graduate destinationsThe numbers of interns going into teaching at the end of the course is high with the majority of interns having secured a teaching post in a state-maintained school. As of October 2019 85% of our graduates were employed in, or actively seeking, teaching roles. 39% of them were working in a partnership school.
Changes to this course and your supervision The University will seek to deliver this course in accordance with the description set out in this course page. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, either before or after registration. In certain circumstances, for example due to visa difficulties or because the health needs of students cannot be met, it may be necessary to make adjustments to course requirements for international study. Where possible your academic supervisor will not change for the duration of your course. However, it may be necessary to assign a new academic supervisor during the course of study or before registration for reasons which might include sabbatical leave, parental leave or change in employment. For further information, please see our page on changes to courses.
Other courses you may wish to consider If you're thinking about applying for this course, you may also wish to consider the courses listed below. These courses may have been suggested due to their similarity with this course, or because they are offered by the same department or faculty.
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PGCE