Secondary Modern Foreign Languages - PGCE
Postgraduate
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
September
The PGCE Secondary MFL supports trainees who would like to teach French or Spanish (German also supported where applicants have an A Level in French or Spanish and could therefore offer these as a second language).
This course, which is based at our School of Education, on our City South Campus, Harborne, just outside of Birmingham City Centre, will allow you to work with experienced professionals in secondary education to gain a nationally-recognised qualification. PGCE Secondary MFL is available through both our core and School Direct routes.
The programme is one year full time, incorporating at least 120 days on placement which is in line with National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) (PSRB) requirements. At least two school placements will be offered in order to provide the widest possible experience of appropriate professional practice.
Year plans provide streamlined provision across the partnership such that trainee teachers can work in line with the school year, whether in the context of our core provision or through School Direct or SCITT provision. Assignments and school-centred activities are structured around the development of the trainees’ School Experience Progress Journal (SEPJ) that demonstrates their progress against the nationally agreed competences (the Teachers’ Standards) which all teachers must meet throughout their career.
A system of continuous review and assessment of progress in the SEPJ supports trainees in their growing ability to take responsibility for their own development. Subject mentors in school and university based Personal Development Tutors work together to provide trainees with frameworks that the trainee uses to build their skills and understandings in a way that reflects their own passions for their subject and its teaching.
Trainees continue to be supported in their first teaching post once they leave the University through our NQT support programme.
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OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
You will need to have a good degree (minimum 2:2 but 2:1 or 1st preferred) from a UK higher education institution or equivalent at least 50 per cent of which is in a modern foreign language or a modern foreign language-related subject.
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Subjects
- Secondary
- Teaching
- University
- School
- Teacher
- Education
- Stakeholders
- Framework
- Professionalism
- MFL
Course programme
Modules
Module 1- Professional Studies
Module 2- Subject Pedagogy
Module 3- Professional Enquiry
Course structure
Your PGCE Secondary MFL aims to explore, test and develop the links between MFL in education theory and its practice. The University workshops and seminars facilitate a space for learners to conduct this, which is then supported by school placements.
This relationship, between theory and practice, alongside a variety of contrasting school experiences, ensures that you are offered a well-rounded teacher education. We believe that we are training MFL teachers to work in any school setting. Your course will feature a range of modules and the opportunity to get plenty of hands-on practice in local schools with support from colleagues in the school partnership and experienced University tutors.
Secondary Modern Foreign Languages - PGCE