The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
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PGCE | Full-time | 1 year | September | GBP 9250 | GBP 10900 |
Staffordshire University achieved top marks in the last OFSTED inspection report for its PGCEs in Design and Technology and in Information and Communications Technology. This course, delivered by the same team, is designed to allow graduates with an appropriate honours degree to train at postgraduate level to become a secondary school Mathematics teacher.
You will leave this Teacher Training course with a PGCE qualification. This can be awarded at 3 levels dependent upon performance during the training year, either 30 (Professional) or 60 or 90 (Postgraduate) M level credits, in addition to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), the required qualification to teach in England.
The PGCE at Staffordshire University offers specialist support and expertise from tutors who are at the forefront of developments in Mathematics. It is characterised by small class sizes allowing effective links with the schools in our partnership.
The course aims to develop your professional competencies in the creation and delivery of programmes in secondary education, and to develop the wider professional knowledge and skills expected of a qualified teacher.
This is a 36 week course. The equivalent of 24 weeks (120 days) is spent in 2 carefully selected placement schools and 12 weeks in the university.
Course content
After a two week Induction Programme, you will be in school on serial and block placements to gain a supported understanding of the role of the teacher. Within a school, you will receive expert support from a subject or class mentor who will hold weekly meetings with you to help you to prepare, teach and review lessons and develop your subject knowledge.
Each school or college will have a professional mentor who will help you to understand the organisation of the school, pastoral care systems and the legal and social framework of school including supporting services.
Associate Teachers have a phased introduction to teaching that will reflect your personal needs. Initially you will observe the regular teacher, help with group work and then move towards sharing classes with the teacher before eventually taking classes yourself. As well as teaching your subject, you will be required to contribute generally to the life of the school.
The university element of the course is designed to engage Associate Teachers in critical reflection on the nature of education. We also aim to develop your knowledge of the curriculum for Mathematics. Group and individual tutorials in the university will give you an opportunity to discuss your ideas and the challenges you may face.
The University aspects of the course take place on the Stafford and Stoke campuses and will draw upon the experience of practicing teachers as well as highly experienced tutors. The school experience is based in local, carefully selected partnership schools.
The blend of practical experience and university study will be evidenced by the compilation of portfolios and the production of short written academic papers.
Graduate destinations
On completing your Teacher Training course (PGCE) and starting your first teaching job, you can join our MA in Education course and be in a position of completing your Masters by the end of your second year of teaching.
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