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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Holloway
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Holloway
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Why study this course?
Learn how to teach science and physics to 11 to 16-year-olds and, by arrangement, 16 to 18-year-olds on this PGCE course.
You’ll attend sessions at both London Met and one of our partnership schools, learning the principles of teaching physics and getting the vital hands-on experience necessary for later employment.
Those already on our PGCE Secondary courses attain high results, with almost 100% passing the course. Department for Education (DfE) bursaries are available for this course.
Successfully complete this PGCE Secondary Science with Physics course to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and become a teacher of science for students up to the age of 14-years-old and physics for 15 to 16-year-olds. On request, we may also be able to arrange experience teaching at post-16 level.
At London Met you’ll develop your teaching strategies and pedagogical techniques as well as exploring the fundamentals of how children learn. These study sessions will include collaborative projects and school-based work with other trainees, as well as how to implement teaching and pupil assessment.
Our PGCE course uses its London location to widen your experience of teaching in multicultural urban environments. Through your placements at one of our partnership secondary schools you’ll help develop lesson plans and contribute to the development of pupils’ scientific skills and knowledge. London Met also provides you with the opportunity for post-16-year-old teaching experience where possible.
Our commitment to your development lead to positive reviews from Ofsted in our most recent inspection:
-------------------------------------------------------------End---------------------------------------------------------------Headteachers are particularly complimentary about the fact that the trainees and Newly Qualified Teachers are prepared well to meet the specific challenges of pupils in the context of London schools." Ofsted 2015
You will be required to have: a UK degree, preferably grade 2.2 or equivalent, in physics or related subjects including geology, metallurgy, chemical engineering and forensic science. literacy and numeracy tests — these are university-based tests, which you will be asked to undertake at your interview. a valid Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate and Confirmation of Fitness to Teach (eg a London Metropolitan University Health Check) which you will be advised to apply for after an offer is made. GCSE English and Mathematics grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)*
Students living in
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£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
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£17,600 per year
Students from EU
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£17,600 per year
Students from International
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