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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Hope Park
Full Time
SEP
12 months
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Hope Park
Full Time
SEP
12 months
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About the Course
The Secondary PGCE programme will support students to consider the pedagogy of their chosen subject specialism in depth. This course aims to develop and integrate subject pedagogy and theory with classroom practice and equip student teachers with the skills necessary to become reflective and effective teachers of their chosen subject across the 11-18 age range.
All Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) courses at Liverpool Hope offer students the opportunity to combine a programme of theory with real world experience. The initial professional development focuses on what underpins the work of an effective and successful teacher, while school placements offer you the opportunity to put theory into practice. School placements will cover the 11-16 age range, along with a KS5 enhancement.
PGCE Business includes subject sessions concentrating on the pedagogy of teaching Business along with working with local employers to enhance business education. School placements will cover the 14-18 age range, along with a KS3 enhancement opportunity.
Careers
Completion of a Secondary PGCE programme gives you Qualified Teacher Status, allowing you to become a teacher in a secondary school.
A minimum of a Second-Class Honours degree in a relevant discipline awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification, incorporating at least 50% subject related for the following subjects: Art & Design, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science with ICT, Drama, English, Geography, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages - non UK applicants can apply, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Education. GCSE Grade C or above in English and Mathematics (Grade 4 or above in the new grading system). These can be pending but required before enrolment. Alternative equivalency tests or assessments for English, mathematics and science (where required) may be considered to meet the GCSE requirements. Relevant experience in a school setting is beneficial for your application, but not essential. Offers will be subject to a successful interview, as well as a Health Check Statement and an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formally the Criminal Records Bureau – CRB).
Students living in
Domestic
£9,250 per year
Students from Domestic
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£9,250 per year
Students from EU
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£13,000 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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