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Study Details: PGCE: 1 year full-time
Our course offers training for primary teachers with a specialism in the 3-7 age range. You will study planning, teaching and curriculum assessment in both the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1.
You will also develop your understanding of the role of the subject specialist in a chosen curriculum subject. This course emphasises playful, experiential learning and teaching, literacy (including phonics), mathematics and personal, social and emotional development at both Key Stages. As a result our course adheres to the principles of best practice in early childhood education.
By developing your understanding of young children’s learning needs you will enhance your teaching skills for diverse environments and settings. School placements and university sessions are closely linked in three phases throughout the year. Phase one develops your understanding of teaching, learning and assessment in the Early Years Foundation stage. Phase two consolidates and broadens your understanding in Key Stage 1. In phase three you will acquire knowledge of assessment standards and in order to prepare you for employment. Three teaching placements are undertaken in the Early Years Foundation stage and Key Stage 1.
Applicants should have at least an upper second class honours degree in the cognate subjects of Childhood Studies, Early Childhood Studies, Psychology, Sociology or a National Curriculum subject, or a second class honours degree in a non-cognate subject supported by evidence of significant experience in and aptitude for the subject applied for, or have equivalent work experience or training normally from within a work environment.
Substantial work experience (at least 150 hours in the previous 12 months) in either the Early Years Foundation Stage or Key Stage 1 age range in a UK based school must have been completed prior to you making your application. One of the two Referees on your UTT form must be from an Early Years setting or KS1 school-based setting which confirms the time you have spent in the setting/classroom and comments on the contribution you have made.
IELTS 6.5 with no skills below 6.5, or an equivalent qualification. The University provides excellent support for any applicant who may be required to undertake additional English language courses.
For fees and funding information please see our website
The Teaching Agency provides a Training Bursary to students studying at our university who are registered on the PGCE programme, depending on meeting certain qualifying criteria. For more information about bursaries please visit the website http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/funding/postgraduate-funding?keywords=Bursaries
Successful completion of this course leads to the recommendation of Qualified Teacher Status. Although the 3-7 years specialism enables you to work across the whole primary age range it is geared directly to the early years’ sector where there is increasing demand for trained professionals.
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