Secondary History with QTS - PGCE
Birmingham City University
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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City Centre Campus

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Start date

SEP-25

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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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This course will enable you to use your degree level skills in the teaching of history so that the young people you work with can explore and engage with the history and cultures that have helped shaped our present.We believe that history is a crucial element in the education of all pupils, and will work with you to enable you to become the inspirational secondary school teacher that todays young people deserve.Whats covered in this course?Our course provides you with the knowledge and ...Read more

This course will enable you to use your degree level skills in the teaching of history so that the young people you work with can explore and engage with the history and cultures that have helped shaped our present.

We believe that history is a crucial element in the education of all pupils, and will work with you to enable you to become the inspirational secondary school teacher that todays young people deserve.

What's covered in this course?

Our course provides you with the knowledge and understanding that will enable your current creative skills to grow into exciting and engaging teaching for 11-16 year olds with post-16 enhancement. The course is a practice-based programme that will fully support you into becoming a confident, dynamic and creative teacher committed to making history accessible for all.

Central to the curriculum is the study of history pedagogy and professional practice, which you will access through a synthesis of practical workshops, lectures, seminar groups and individual study.

Curriculum workshops are a key element of your course. Dedicated, full-time history lecturers and teachers deliver these in our specialist education classrooms and lecture theatres. The workshops enable you to experience and develop your understanding of subject pedagogy through topics such as: History and British values, teaching controversial issues, teaching the Holocaust, using the National Archives as a teaching resource, learning outside of the classroom, use of artefacts inside the classroom, as well as Key Stage 3 National Curriculum topics, GCSE and A Level History topics.

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76/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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56th
CUG Ranking
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92nd

Modules

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Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to have a minimum of a 2:2 honours degree or a Masters degree in a relevant subject from a UK higher education institution or equivalent.

Tuition fees

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£9,535 per year

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The Government is proposing to increase the cap on full-time regulated tuition fees to £9,535 for 2025/26 and the University is planning on increasing fees to that maximum level once legislation is enacted.

£17,690 per year

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£17,690 per year

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Birmingham City University
4 - 6, Cardigan Street Birmingham England B4 7BD United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Birmingham Moor Street  0.4 miles away
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