Pre-Service Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

The programme is run in partnership with the University of Hull , leading to either a Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for holders of UK degrees or equivalent or a Certificate in education.

The modules studied cover all the fundamental skills of teaching, facilitation of learning and curriculum development for example:

• Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector
• Teaching, learning and assessment
• Personal and professional development.
• Curriculum and professional issues
• Teaching a specialist subject

The College will aim to organise for you a suitable work placement in the local area. You will need to teach for a minimum of 100 hours.

There will be continuous assessment which will include assignments and personal development portfolios. Teaching observations form an essential element in the assessment.

The programme includes tutorials, teaching practice experience, visiting speakers and seminars, a conference at University of Hull, together with an e-learning element.

• Quality Focused quality is at the heart of all we do, we are all accountable for performance and results.
• Ambitious achieving success for our learners, staff, businesses and communities.
• Enterprising innovative and responsive, encouraging new ideas to generate developments, income and efficiencies in our operations.
• Resilient embracing change and being determined to succeed.
• Respectful to each other, advancing equality of opportunities and promoting diversity
• Caring safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults, providing a safe, inclusive and considerate environment for all members of the college community.