PGCE Further Education & Skills Sector

University of Greenwich

Postgraduate

In Eltham

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Eltham

  • Duration

    1 Year

Our Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) will give you the skills to become a teacher in Further Education colleges.


This PGCE focuses on teaching in a variety of settings, including colleges, adult education centres, and community organisations. The course helps you build your knowledge of pedagogy and develop vital classroom management skills. Full-time students can access placements in various subject areas, including animal care, art and design, beauty and hairdressing, catering, childcare, construction, leisure and tourism, humanities, photography and sport science.

We offer endorsements in the following subject areas, which is equivalent to a Level 5 diploma in the teaching of the subject area:

Numeracy
Literacy
ESOL (English for speakers of other languages)
ESOL and Literacy.
You will complete at least 100 hours of teaching experience (125 hours for ESOL and literacy). For distance learning, you must be in a teaching/training role, and all practice is carried out in your setting.

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Location

Start date

Eltham (London)
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Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now closed
JanuaryEnrolment now closed

Start date

SeptemberEnrolment now closed
JanuaryEnrolment now closed

About this course

A 2.2 or above in an honours degree in a relevant subject
Level 3 qualification in relevant subject if degree is not in a relevant subject
GCSE English at C or above or equivalent. We accept equivalency tests from Equivalency Testing for Career Development and A Star Equivalency Testing.

What you should know about this course
The full-time course is available in September. If you study by distance-learning, you can begin in September or January.
Ofsted rated the quality of teacher training as 'Good' in its report on our initial teacher education provision.
You can specialise in your chosen subject and gain over 100 hours of experience in a placement college.
96% of our graduates gain employment within six months.
Contains 60 Masters credits that can be used within 3-5 years (subject to institution’s RPL processes) towards a part-time Masters in Education for direct entry into year 2.

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Subjects

  • Teaching
  • Literacy
  • ESOL
  • Professional development
  • Development
  • Portfolio
  • Curriculum Issues
  • Specialist Expertise
  • Professional Development Portfolio
  • Theories of Learning and Inclusion
  • Theories of learning

Course programme

Year 1

Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.

  • Professional Development Portfolio Part 2 (Level 6) (30 credits)
  • Policy and Curriculum Issues (Level 7) (30 credits)
  • Research and Scholarship for the Development of Subject Specialist Expertise (Level 7) (30 credits)
  • Professional Development Portfolio Part 1 (Level 6) (15 credits)
  • Theories of Learning and Inclusion (15 credits)

Additional information

2 years distance learning

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