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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
St John's Campus
Part Time
Sep 2027
19 Month
This specialist pathway is for those aspiring to become a skilled primary teacher with particular expertise in physical education. You’ll develop your knowledge in all areas of the national curriculum, with an additional focus on PE in your subject sessions. Our expert tutors will model effective PE teaching and cover key concepts and approaches, such as game-based learning, physical literacy and motivational climate theory.Our Ofsted Outstanding course offers you the opportunity to gain a postgraduate qualification alongside recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). With 60 credits at Masters level, our PGCE Primary with PE can open doors to further study and other employment opportunities.You’ll gain experience through multiple placements in a variety of school environments throughout the year, with increased opportunities to lead PE sessions – preparing you for a successful transition into teaching.When not on placement, you’ll be taught through a mixture of lectures, workshops and interactive subject sessions covering the full spectrum of National Curriculum subjects. In these interactive sessions, our tutors will model effective teaching and classroom management strategies. Specialist facilities, such as our gymnasium, dance studio, music room and art studio, are designed to replicate the school environments you’ll be teaching in, allowing you to learn in authentic settings.There are no exams on this course. Instead, you’ll be assessed through two written assignments and a digital portfolio that you’ll complete during your school experience placements. This portfolio contains several tasks linked to the Department for Education’s Teachers’ Standards, which you must meet to qualify as a teacher.
This module focuses on two distinctive strands: child development and learning theory, and pedagogy and curriculum. You will develop a deep knowledge and understanding of effective learning and teaching in the primary age phase, grounded in teaching theory and the impact of activating and evidencing this appropriately in the age range you are training to teach. The module analyses critically how children learn in different contexts and make progress in all primary subjects. Adaptive teaching approaches to meet the needs of all learners are explored in addition to effective assessment and feedback. You will develop cognitive and intellectual elements required to engage in critically reflective practice and the academic and professional qualities, values, ethics, and transferable skills that constitute master’s level study and application to professional practice.
This module focuses on school experience and evidence to meet the Teachers’ Standards (DfE, 2013) by the end of the course. Completion of a series of tasks will allow for reflection on learning and teaching, including the professional values required. The module makes links between university sessions, training in school, and classroom experience. The time on placement will focus on application of learning theories and the practice of teaching. A key focus will be on quality teaching and learning over time and how to ensure pupil progress. Periodic reviewing of your progress against the curriculum will allow for further professional development through training and into the Early Career Teacher (ECT) years.
The module focuses on developing teacher identity through critically reflective models, experiences and analysis of relevant theories, and research. You will broaden your understanding through evaluation and critiquing of legislation, regulatory frameworks, and the current educational context. Developed into three distinctive strands, the module supports you to evaluate the role of the teacher, with a key aspect being developing an action plan and synthesising research to support your professional development.
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