Secondary Education (Dual Qualification) PGDE
Postgraduate
In Dundee
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Dundee (Scotland)
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Duration
36 Weeks
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Start date
August
The course consists of 2 on-campus modules (14 weeks in total) and 3 school placements (3 x 6 week placements).
This course is our traditional route into secondary teaching, giving you the Initial Teacher Education phase of your career. When combined with a year-long GTCS Teacher Induction Scheme period working in a school, you will be qualified to teach Chemistry, Home Economics, Mathematics, Physics, or English throughout Scotland. You can also choose to study a dual qualification of any combination of two subjects chosen from Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.
By studying this course you may be eligible to receive a Scottish Government bursary worth £20,000. See the Fees and Funding section below for more information.
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About this course
This course is suitable if you have secured a relevant degree and now wish to enter the field of Secondary Education, as a subject teacher.
a degree from a higher education institution in the United Kingdom,
or a degree of an equivalent standard from outside the United Kingdom.
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Subjects
- Mathematics
- GCSE Mathematics
- GCSE Physics
- Physics
- Physics and engineering
- Mathematics 2A
- Mathematics 1B
- Mathematics 1A
- Mathematics 2B
- Mathematics Series
- Mathematics for Engineers
Course programme
Structure and timeline of PGDE course:
- Aug-Sept: 5 week on-campus period (Module 1A)
- Sept: 1 week observation in school (Module PP1)
- Oct: 2 week on-campus period and one reading week (Module 1A)
- Oct-Dec: 5 week placement (Module PP1)
- Dec-Jan: 4 week on-campus period (Module 2A)
- Jan-Feb: 6 week placement (Module PP2)
- Mar: 2 week on-campus period (Module 2A)
- Mar-May: 6 week placement (Module PP3)
- May-Jun: course completed
As part of Module 2A, you can choose a minimum of 2 Electives to study. Each placement is followed by a study week. See below for more details regarding the placements.
Secondary
- PP1: Focus on S4-6
- PP2: Focus on S1-6
- PP3: Focus on S1-3
This course is comprised of 18 weeks in University plus 18 weeks (a GTCS requirement) and 3 x 6 week placements.
You will be associated with three schools (one per semester) in order to capitalise on opportunities to gain deeper understanding and to participate in the wide spectrum of aspects associated with the lives of schools.
We will also introduce you to the many facilities and people available, in order to enrich your own understanding and, in turn, that of your pupils. We therefore provide a series of opportunities whereby guest speakers are invited to join us, to benefit from their insights.
How you will be assessedFormative assessment and summative assessment are used throughout the course. There are two university-based assessed modules (both written assignments) and three professional practice modules. Professional Practice (Placement) is assessed with reference to the Standard for Provisional Registration by university staff and school partners. Although this course is at graduate entry, there are components (University-based) which are assessed at SCQF Level 10 and Level 11. Professional Placement is assessed only at SCQF Level 10.
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Secondary Education (Dual Qualification) PGDE