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Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Scotland)
University of Strathclyde
Full Time
Aug 2026
9 Month
Training to become a teacher of Gaelic gives you the opportunity to share your passion for the subject. learn from on-campus classes and 18 weeks of placements in schools become qualified to teach in locations worldwide, opportunity to achieve 80 Masters-level credits funded places available (Scottish/Home students only).Studying on the PGDE (Secondary) Gaelic course is a rewarding and absorbing experience. As a teacher of Gaelic, you’ll be responsible for educating and engaging the next generation as they develop their skills and fluency in Gaelic. Successful completion of this course will qualify students to enter into the Gaelic teaching profession, where there is currently a shortage of skilled teachers. Worldwide qualification: The PGDE is a well-recognised teaching qualification worldwide and is regulated by: the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), the Scottish Government.
In this module, you'll explore the theoretical underpinnings of education. You'll be encouraged to engage with issues of the nature and the purpose of education, social justice and equality, and practice and policy in relation to ethical and political ideas. Throughout this module, we aim to disrupt and expand your thinking about education. You'll be asked to reflect on your values and beliefs in relation to a range of educational questions and issues and you will be presented with questions designed to challenge and refine your current thinking.
This module aims to develop students as enquiring self-reflective practitioners who are able to work collaboratively to develop skills, knowledge and expertise in an area of professional practice. Students will be supported to develop as autonomous, transformative leaders of change. Across the globe there is a growing call for education systems to be responsive to the increasingly dynamic, complex and fast-changing nature of society. Through this module, students will develop the skills and expertise necessary to respond to the changing circumstances of the learning communities they encounter.
This module will enable you to become an effective teacher through learning pedagogical theory, observing experienced teachers and applying your knowledge and understanding in the practical context.
A national qualification in English at SCQF Level 6 (Higher) Grade C or above. A national qualification in Maths at SCQF Level 5 (National 5) Grade C or above. Acceptable alternative Maths and English qualifications are listed on our PGDE FAQs page: https://www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/subjects/teaching/pgde/pgdefaqs/ Grades/points required
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