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PGDE Secondary

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    PGDE: 1 year full-time

Course Description

Our Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Secondary course provides the formal teaching qualification for provisional registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), preparing you for a career in secondary school teaching.

University-based study focuses on:

  • curriculum
  • methods of teaching and learning
  • assessment
  • theoretical and practical aspects of professional studies in education

Our course is carried out in partnership with schools in which you will spend 18 weeks on placement.

The programme is attuned to all issues and developments influencing Scottish secondary education, including the expectations of the GTCS.

Teaching qualifications are offered in the following areas. Select one or two of the following subjects, depending on qualifications: Art & Design; Biology with Science; Chemistry with Science; English; French; German; Mathematics; Physical Education; Physics with Science; Spanish.

Entry Requirements

All applicants should hold a degree validated by a university in the UK or a degree of an equivalent standard from outside the UK.

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Programme Funding

https://www.uws.ac.uk/money-fees-funding/postgraduate-fees-funding/

Module Details

Teaching qualifications are offered in the following areas. You will select one or two of the following subjects, depending on qualifications:

  • Art & Design
  • Biology with Science
  • Chemistry with Science
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Education
  • Physics with Science
  • Spanish

Core modules

School Experience        
Subject Studies            
School & Professional Studies

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