PGCE in Secondary Education Physical Education
University of Hertfordshire
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Why choose this course?Youll benefit from our experience as a leading regional of Initial Teacher Training and an excellent reputation as a training provider among local employers, achieving high scores in all our Ofsted inspections. Upon completion of the course, graduate employment is high with many going onto fulfilling teaching careers.Rated Good by Ofsted 2023, the Ofsted report highlighted that The University of Hertfordshire ITE programme is thoroughly planned and carefully sequenced. ...Read more

Why choose this course?You'll benefit from our experience as a leading regional of Initial Teacher Training and an excellent reputation as a training provider among local employers, achieving high scores in all our Ofsted inspections. Upon completion of the course, graduate employment is high with many going onto fulfilling teaching careers.Rated Good by Ofsted 2023, the Ofsted report highlighted that ''The University of Hertfordshire ITE programme is thoroughly planned and carefully sequenced. This ensures that the curriculum is ambitious and provides trainees with the knowledge and skills to teach their chosen subject effectively''.The programme is structured to enable you to develop the skills required by a secondary physical education teacher, and to develop specific expertise for making a distinctive contribution to secondary practice.The strengths of our PGCE secondary programmes are the high levels of pastoral care and support we offer trainees. We also have effective partnerships with schools which enhances trainees' subject knowledge and conceptual understanding of teaching and ensures our trainees achieve good levels of attainment.In addition, this qualification is worth 60 Master's-level credits (one third of a Master's degree). Following completion of the PGCE you can top-up part-time to a Master's degree in Education.Ranked 10th for teacher training in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, Advance HE, 2023).

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18 Nov 25

The University of Hertfordshire has been welcoming from the moment I stepped onto campus - the staff are friendly and willing to help if you have any issues and the place itself..Read more

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Honours degree (2.2 or higher), awarded by a UK university. We require the degree to have a minimum 50% content of the subject in which the applicant is applying. GCSE English and mathematics at grade 4 or above.

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University of Hertfordshire , Hatfield

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