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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Francis Close Hall - Cheltenham
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
City Campus
Full Time
AUG-25
1 Year
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Francis Close Hall - Cheltenham
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
City Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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We offer students an exceptional training experience – if you’re looking for a lifelong, challenging and exciting career, teaching may be for you.
During the training year you will engage in Art, Design and Craft education where you will be exposed to a range of pedagogical approaches to enable you to become an outstanding teacher. As a part of our distinctive and ambitious curriculum you will understand and apply your knowledge of:
You will have opportunities to further develop your own subject knowledge across different aspects of the Art and Design National Curriculum such as drawing, printing, photography, painting, textiles, digital technologies and ceramics for example.
The PGCE will provide you the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of key stage 3, 4 and 5 and will prepare you to adopt a range of assessment and behavioural strategies to support pupil progress.
You’ll be supported by a range of experienced professionals, both during school placements and by academic staff at the university. The programme aims to help you become an engaging and effective teacher within the 11–16 age range, and provides the input and opportunities that could enable you to teach post-16.
UoG was founded as a teaching college 175 years ago. In 2022, our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) successfully achieved reaccreditation by the Department of Education.
Our ITT courses have also recently been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, with inspectors highlighting their ‘unique’ emphasis on sustainability and the University’s strong partnership with schools.
At the end of the secondary programme, our highly employable trainees will be able to further enhance their professional development and draw upon their essential ECT Toolkit gained during the course.
An honours degree, normally at 2.2 or above (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. If you do not hold a 2.2 or above, we may be able to consider your application but will require additional information. If you do not hold a degree in a relevant subject we will be able to consider your application if you have other qualifications, such as A Levels or postgraduate qualifications in the subject. GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C) or above, or an equivalent qualification. If you are offered a place on the programme you will be required to complete a health declaration, which will be assessed by the University Doctor.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
Students will pay the same fee amount for both full and part time study.
£16,600 per year
Students from EU
Students will pay the same fee amount for both full and part time study.
£16,600 per year
Students from International
Students will pay the same fee amount for both full and part time study.
University of Gloucestershire (UoG) is a diverse, vibrant university with campuses across Cheltenham and Gloucester, in the southwest...
