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PGCE Further Education and Skills

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year full-time 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

Become a teacher in a college, sixth form or training centre on this Further Education and Skills PGCE, and support and inspire students aged 16 and above as they prepare to take their first career steps.

You'll gain teaching expertise at University and real classroom experience on teacher training placements in real educational settings, such as sixth forms, colleges and other further education institutions.

You'll develop the confidence and skills to become a reflective and resilient further education teacher, and also explore how to teach and design learning programmes in a range of specialist subjects alongside your course teachers and work-based subject mentors.

Entry Requirements

A good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Formal qualifications, experiential learning and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) are also considered.
GCSE Mathematics and English language at grade C (Grade 4) or above, or equivalent.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

On this further education teacher training degree, you'll gain the formal teaching qualification you need to teach in colleges, sixth-forms and private training providers.

This Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is a professional teaching qualification recognised by further education providers in the UK. When you graduate, you'll also be eligible to apply to the Society for Education & Training (SET) to gain Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status, which is recognised as comparable to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Module Details

Learning and Teaching in Further Education - 30 credits
Current Themes and Policy in Curriculum Design - 30 credits
Professional Practice in your Subject Area - 30 credits
Educational Research in Practice - 30 credits

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