Postgraduate Certificate in Education (English) PGCE

King's College London, University of London

What makes it such a great place to study? -- passionate and intelligent professors -- diverse content (on my degree and chosen modules) -- great location (Strand campus) -- overall good opportunities and support (once you find it) And how could it be improved? -- better access to resources: it's hard to find information on counselling, financial support, exam help, opportunities, etc. I have to work hard to find it myself -- predominantly white administration, even in modules that cover BAME studies -- counselling support is lacking

King's College is right in the heart of London, which makes it easy to always find something to do. You'll find a diverse community here and always someone to talk to. However, coming from an American university, you lose the traditional, close-knit community feel of a college town. My accommodation is about 30 minutes from my campus building, so it can be a hassle to coordinate walking to class or tubing every day. I think the most frustrating thing I found with King's was their class selection process. I'm not sure if this was just an exchange student problem, but I literally had to fill out a google form and was unsure going in whether or not these classes would clash with each other. It wasn't until much later I found out about class times and clashes, and when I had them I had to fill out an additional form, looking up the timetables and writing down all the lecture times to make sure they didn't clash. Why they put this all on the student's end is baffling to me and was certainly a stressful experience.

- facilities are great - teaching is of a high level - i have found it rather difficult to integrate myself within the kings community

It is definitely better than most especially if you are at Guys Campus. I'm at Waterloo which is definitely not the best campus but the lecturers are all mostly excellent and they go out of their way to assist everyone.

Best part is the facilities and teaching. Worst part is the strikes and the little compensation we are receiving for missing so much time, especially since my whole first year was online because of covid.