PGCE Primary (3-7) Part-Time

Lincoln Bishop University

This PGCE course prepares you to teach children in the 3 to 7 age range phase. This 2-year, part-time blended route provides you with the skills to teach your chosen age range, integrating theory and practice and combining study at either postgraduate or professional level alongside practical training to enable you to meet the Teachers’ Standards by the end of the course. This course will be delivered via blended learning with training usually taking place on a Monday. Students will attend campus for sessions (usually 6 sessions in each academic year delivered on campus), and the remainder of the taught content will be delivered through a mix of synchronous and asynchronous sessions as well as independent study, to allow flexibility for students choosing this route. Our ITE Curriculum is underpinned by the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework to ensure you are well prepared to teach during your placements and to prepare you for your future career in the classroom. This part-time, two-year course includes time spent on placement in schools or Early Years settings- more than 120 days will be based in a placement school or setting. Placements are carefully structured to ensure the gradual development of your confidence as an effective teacher through building up experiences working with university-based mentors and school/setting-based mentors. Students on this route will undertake one placement in each academic year. Both placements enable students to develop practice alongside other commitments, with students undertaking two consecutive days a week on placement, before building up to six block weeks (5 days a week) by the end of each placement. The course allows for integrated academic and professional preparation for teaching, combining study at either postgraduate or professional level with practical training to meet the Teachers’ Standards by the end of the course. The goal is that you should become a reflective practitioner – a teacher who thinks about their experiences and learns from them to improve their practice. The focus of this course is on teaching and learning to support children, and on the importance of your professional role. Practical teaching is introduced gradually, allowing you to build confidence and skills in a structured way. There is a strong emphasis on linking theory and practice, with the academic modules supporting you in developing your practice. All placements form an integral part of the course, leading to a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) by the end of your training. At Lincoln Bishop University, our PGCE programme is underpinned by an ambitious curriculum, carefully sequenced to provide you with the knowledge and skills for you to be successful in your training. There are also opportunities for enrichment experiences to develop your breadth of experience in different schools and settings.