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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Open University
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2 years
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Open University
Online
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2 years
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Open University
Online
APR-25
2 years
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To become a teacher, you need a PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Our PGCE will qualify you to work at either the primary or secondary school phases and focuses on the curriculum in Wales. You can study through the medium of English, Welsh or a combination. Teaching is online, including live online seminars, with face-to-face support provided in school. You’ll experience teaching in two different schools in Wales (at least 120 days over the two years). Students endorsed by a school participating in the scheme may be fully funded (salaried route); or, you can self-fund and could be eligible for a student loan and/or a maintenance grant (part-time route).
The entry requirements for this programme are set by Welsh Government and the Education Workforce Council and are therefore essential for all salaried and part time applicants. Some pathways within the PGCE have additional entry requirements. For the part-time route you must have a home address in Wales. For the salaried route, you must have a home address in Wales or England and be able to complete your teaching experience in two Welsh state schools. As a minimum, candidates must hold: a standard equivalent to GCSE Grade C or above in mathematics or Mathematics-Numeracy; a standard equivalent to GCSE Grade C or above in either English Language or Welsh First Language; a standard equivalent to GCSE Grade C or above in a science subject, if you want to teach in primary school (learners aged 4 – 11).
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