Secondary Qualified Teacher Status and PGCE
University of Buckingham
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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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SEP-26

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37 Weeks

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PGCE - Postgraduate Certificate of Education

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Main Campus

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Start date

SEP-26

Duration

37 Weeks

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Teaching is still regarded as one of the most rewarding careers you can embark on. This is a career where you can have an incredible impact on the next generation of pupils. This course is for those graduates who want to achieve Qualified Teacher Status to be able to teach in a Secondary School in England independent, state-maintained and special schools in England.When asked, 98 percent of our students felt that the course had made them a better teacher. You will learn about all aspects of ...Read more

Teaching is still regarded as one of the most rewarding careers you can embark on. This is a career where you can have an incredible impact on the next generation of pupils. This course is for those graduates who want to achieve Qualified Teacher Status to be able to teach in a Secondary School in England independent, state-maintained and special schools in England.When asked, 98 percent of our students felt that the course had made them a better teacher. You will learn about all aspects of working as a teacher including teaching strategies, child development, and ways to ensure that effective learning takes place. We will work with you to strengthen your subject knowledge so that you are able to deliver across all Secondary age groups as well as have an awareness of what knowledge your pupils will bring when they arrive from Primary and Prep Schools.On our QTS programme, all teachers are encouraged to be inclusive practitioners, for example to know about SEND and ways of promoting and maintaining good behaviour with an awareness of the importance of emotional regulation. We want to help you develop your confidence and resilience in order to be able to assuredly teach across different age ranges.

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31/279
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116th

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Entry requirements

You must be employed as a teacher in a secondary independent or state school, be teaching your subject for a minimum of thirteen hours and know about four consecutive school years (teaching in at least two of them). Every year some of our applicants have arranged to work in a school for the specific purpose of gaining this training, others have worked in the school for a year or two, some for longer than that.You will be expected to have the following qualifications: UK degree. GCSE in English Language or Literature, Maths at grade 4 or above or equivalent.

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£197 week

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University of Buckingham
Hunter Street Buckingham Buckinghamshire MK18 1EG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Bicester North  5.8 miles away

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