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PGCE Primary (Viridis)

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Learn to teach five to 11-year-olds on this Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA)-accredited PGCE course. You’ll address the challenges of teaching in multicultural classrooms and gain hands-on practical experience during school placements. With both a diverse teacher and student population, London is the ideal location if you want to teach in an urban environment.

Trainees on our PGCE Primary courses achieve high results, with 95% receiving an Ofsted good or outstanding grade by the end of the course and 96% going on to gain employment, often in one of their placement schools.

This exciting Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA)-accredited PGCE Primary course leads to Qualified Teacher Status and will prepare you to teach five to 11-year-olds (Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2) at primary school level. You’ll also be equipped to work in early years settings.

The Viridis Schools partnership is made up of seven successful primary school and nursery settings in Hackney, east London.

The structure of the course gives you room to develop your skills in the classroom as well as examining the underlying principles and values around educational issues.

In the Curriculum Studies module, you’ll address the challenges of language, diversity and equality across the curriculum and learn how to teach core subjects including English, mathematics and science.

The Professionalism and Inclusive Practice (PIP) module includes two extended school placements of 11 and 13 weeks. With its clear links to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), you’ll have a responsible framework for meeting the needs of every child you teach.

Entry Requirements

You will be required to have:

  • minimum of a 2.2 UK degree or master’s (MA/MSc)
  • a pass in professional skills tests for literacy and numeracy
  • a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and Confirmation of Fitness to Teach (eg a London Metropolitan University Health Check)—you will be advised to apply for these after an offer is made
  • GCSE English, Mathematics and Science at grade C (grade 4) or above (or equivalent, see Equivalency Testing or A Star Teachers)

We do make conditional offers (with strict deadlines) so it is important that you include all pending qualifications in your UCAS application.

The University will assess any overseas qualifications for equivalence using a number of resources including our own internal guidelines, the UK National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) and the Overseas Degree Table.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

Funding is available for many postgraduate courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Depending on your teaching subject and degree classification, you may be eligible for a bursary or scholarship of up to £30,000 through the teacher training bursary.

Student Destinations

This intensive PGCE Primary course leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), which enables you to teach five to 11-year-olds. Our trainees have gone on to secure primary teacher roles at schools including Whitings Hill Primary School, Stanford Primary School, Godwin Primary School and more.

Module Details

Modules for this course are to be confirmed.

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