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PGDE - Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
9 months
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PGDE - Professional Graduate Diploma in Education
The University of Edinburgh
Full Time
SEP-25
9 months
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The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Primary is for graduates who wish to enter the teaching profession at primary school level. This programme is one route to qualified teacher status in Scotland.
The PGDE programme is academically and professionally focused, drawing upon the expertise of its faculty and institute. The programme is located within the Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership (ETL); the institute draws on a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, through the strength of the relationships with our partners, both locally and globally.
In particular, the Institute has expertise and professional impact in the changing role of teachers and leaders in a contemporary world; in learning for sustainability; in outdoor learning; in widening participation; in digital literacies and in areas of curriculum development like STEM and STEAM education all of which align with the GTCS Professional Standards.
This is an intensive programme of study with half of this time spent in placement schools and the other half spent studying on University of Edinburgh campus. Through graduate level study of education and professional placements, you will engage in being and becoming a teacher in Scotland.
Career opportunitiesGraduates from this programme are qualified to teach, and eligible for provisional registration from the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
On successful completion of this programme, students are recommended to contact the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) for provisional registration. Full registration is awarded on the completion of one satisfactory year of teaching the subject(s) for which qualification has been gained through this programme.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, is preferred, and a high level of experience in a primary school classroom setting.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£1,820 per year
Students from Other UK
This is the fee you pay if the University is not in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£26,500 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£26,500 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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